Hello PJH! I'm a complete novice at baking, yet I dared to try your recipe today :) It was my first-ever-bake too! Having never used an oven before, it was not - what they say - a cake-walk ;) however, except for some initial goof-ups in turning the oven on (yes, I said it right - Turning the oven ON :$ )...everything went well :) your recipe was perfect and the detailed walk-through with pictures was such a comforting aid :) I ran out of yoghurt so I substituted it with equal proportions of buttermilk...still the cake came out beautifully :) Instead of your chocolate glaze, I made a normal vanilla glaze (husband hates chocolate temporarily!!) and now my cake is sitting in the refrigerator :) Thanks to you, my first baking experience is a breezy memory I will carry forever...and thanks for inspiring me to bake again! Cheers :) Wow Dhanya! For being a first time EVER baker! And you even had to improvise with ingredients. That is pretty darn good. You need to keep going with this idea of baking. Don't put it down. What are you going to try next? Elisabeth

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