Cakes v. dinners

My original intention with this site was to provide easy and inexpensive recipes to provide good wholesome food for students who were possibly away from home cooking for the first time. I hadn't  intended to give recipes for cakes etc  because they weren't totally necessary but hearing this morning from a student who was so in need of a lift, I changed my mind so now I have put on two recipes.  One is for an utterly scrummy chocolate cake and the other is for carrot muffins which are so incredibly quick and easy to make in addition to which they are so light and taste fabulous.   Although the primary purpose of food is to provide the fuel for our bodies it is also a great social tool and as socialising is a huge part of university life I have decided that it is just as important.  I will try to keep the recipes to those which are not hugely expensive because budgets still need to be borne in mind.  You will however need a little extra equipment if you are going to bake as well as cook so I will try to remember to indicate what you may need at the top of each recipe.