My oven is broken!!!
Today I baked a cake for one of the girls birthdays this sat. When I went to check on it after the timer went off I saw it had sunk deeper than the Atlantic Ocean. No kidding, the middle had sunk so much that it was thinner cooked than raw. This being a tried and true recipe, I suspected foul play. I immediatly asked the kids if they had opened the oven to look at the cake, and they all said no. Then their mum tells me that the oven is not closing properally any more. I swear i just about fainted with those words. I checked and there is nothing blocking edges of the door.
We will have to resort to a store bought cake; but I figure since we are in France it should actually taste decent.
If we cannot get it fixed it means no more baking for 3 and half months. I am going to go pray to the cake gods now.

Now that is a disaster - hope it can be fixed much sooner than that - 3 and half months is a long time without baking.

I'm sorry that's happening to you.

I am curious also, Why 3 1/2 months?

WOW, that is horrible. But yeah why 3.5 months?

Well the mum doesnt bake so its not that nesecary to get it fixed. She mainly does roasts and stuff. The family cannot afford a new oven and I think its just wear and tear.
As for the 3 and half months; thats when I go back home to Canada. Where we have a nice gas oven that behaves its self

If you cannot bake and have to buy might I suggest that you go to the bakery and get a Paris Brest.
That is not a cake smothered in sweet icing but rather a confection that looks like a cream puff pastry ring and it is filled with mocha and chantilly cream. You will fight for the leftovers. Incredible cake/dessert.
Good Luck
Claire