I met the BBL (Big Boss Lady) at a Christmas party over a large York ham, my opening gambit of “I hope you’re not going to eat all that” went down surprisingly well and we got on like the proverbial burning house.

It transpired that the VOR was a pastry chef, and no slouch either. The combination of wuv, twoo wuv, and a lot of cake immediately put 8 lbs on me. This is one of her recipes.