The grease accumulating on the walls can leave a smell that might be slightly off-putting, for example, when baking a cake.

Watch them carefully so that they don’t burn. Remove and leave them to cool for a few minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C/350F/Gas 4.Butter a 23cm/9in springform cake tin and line the ...

Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 1 ... paper comes above the tin by about 9cm/3in so the top of the cake doesn’t burn. For the 30cm/12in tier, cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl ...

Remove from the oven and cool the cakes in the pans on top of wire racks ... Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Slowly add the milk and bring the ...