EP 20: How James and G once had a bite of your birthday cake.

An episode all about shared cultural experiences told through mouthfuls of Birthday Cake.


Birthday cakes in Australia were a pretty standard affair before the absolute game-changer Pamela Clarke came along.


Now the Author of over 400 cookbooks -she was the muscle behind the book that turned baking on it's head - the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake book.


Line your pans with butter and open the box of Smarties, this is a great one.


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