My mother took no pleasure in cooking, she watched my grandmother bake and cook but never bothered to do it herself, I was brought up on processed food, my mother thought the Greens cheesecake and lemon meringue mixes were the future!
I love to cook and bake, last weekend my daughter, SIL and grandchildren came for the weekend, I made bread, brownies, tray bakes and lots of savoury dishes.
I am lucky as I have the confidence, time and expertise, I fully appreciate that not everyone has the ability.
Also if you’re not a regular cake maker to go and buy flours, baking powders, vanilla paste etc could be expensive.