11. Put the cake mixture in a tin and level it off with a spoon. 12. My mother spooned the cake mixture into a tin, and then gave me the bowl to scrape out. 13. Fill the basin with the cake mixture. 14. Pour the cake mixture into a well-greased pan and bake. 15. This cake mixture will improve the longer it is kept, and should be stored well wrapped in non-stick paper and a double thickness of foil. 16. The cake is based on shallow dome sponges, cleverly achieved by only part-filling pudding basins and a mixing bowl with cake mixture. 17. Barely half-fill the two small basins with lemon cake mixture and place the remainder in the large bowl. 18. Divide the cake mixture between the cans and place on a greased baking tray. 19. Half fill the small basins with cake mixture and fill the large basin with the remainder. 20. The octopus body is made from a tubular cake, achieved by baking cake mixture in an empty food can. |