This is Bandile. He wants to bake a birthday cake for his friend, Akani.

Bandile has never baked before.

What does he need?

Bandile and his siblings wait for the cake to bake.

"Eish, I baked it for too long! The cake is burnt and very hard. What shall I do now?" asks Bandile.

Bandile is disappointed. He throws the burnt cake out of the window.

He hears someone scream.

What happened?

The cake hit Gogo Thandi on the head!

Bandile and his siblings are scared of her.

What happens next?

Bandile says, "Oh, I am so sorry. We tried to bake a cake for Akani's birthday."

Gogo Thandi looks at the burnt cake and smiles at them. She says, "Let us go inside. I will help you."

Gogo Thandi shows them how to measure all the ingredients.

Bandile finds it hard to crack the eggs. He needs three eggs for the cake. He dropped one egg.

How many eggs can you see?

The cake is ready.

Bandile, and his siblings look at the tasty cake. They are very happy.

Bandile says, "Now I have a great birthday present for Akani."

Recipe for Queen Cakes

Ingredients

500g self-raising flour
240g castor sugar
2 large eggs
125ml oil
250ml milk

Method

Heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Use a muffin pan with 12 cups for 12 cakes.
Wipe muffin cups with some oil.

Make the cake mixture.
In a bowl, mix eggs, oil, and milk.
Add flour to bowl and mix together.

Spoon mixture equally into the 12 cups of the muffin pan.

Put pan in oven.
Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden.
Make sure they do not burn!

Makes 12 cakes.