949 likes, 108 comments - jacintaparsons on January 9, 2024: "This post is about sponge. But also about the flow, and age and kindness… Verna, 96 year old, from tallangatta called in to the afternoon show on @abcinmelbourne to say that she reached a state of flow by baking sponges. She had made 7 since Christmas. Obviously, we all wanted her recipe. Thank you Verna from Tallangatta, for your wisdom and skill and for sharing that with all of us xx 1. This cake was my first attempt. Full of a naive hope and spillage and metaphorical masking tape. 2. And mostly full of cream 3. This is Verna’s recipe 4 & 5 Then @beatrixbakes stepped in and lovingly decoded Verna’s recipe so hopeful naive bakers like myself could understand 5. And then I… understood 😭. I BSJED A PROPER SPONGE. 6. And then i made the most beautiful humans at @abcinmelbourne who have ridden every bump with me - sing our special cake song to the cake 7 & 8. Then i popped my girl beside the @beatrixbakes girl and well, there are differences sure, but LOOK WHAT I DID!!!".