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Here in the Take 5 office, we are huge fans of cake. In fact, as I write this, there’s one sitting right next to me, after our generous Take 5 Monthly Copy Editor, Cam, decided to treat us all to one! So, we were beyond excited when Gabriela from the story on page 19 of this week’s issue, sent writer Emilia (below), the exact cake she made for Taylor Swift so we could try it, too! And wowsers, what a flavour sensation. There was light as a feather puff pastry, buttercream and sweet dulce de leche. Weeks on, we’re still talking about it, and it will go down in history as one of the most unique – and prettiest – cakes we’ve tasted. Plus, we’re now one degree of separation…

$5000 WISHING WELL winners With four kids in a wheelchair, my girl Kym deserves a day out Lynette Wessling, 70, Murgon, Qld. Watching my grandkids playing a game of tip in the backyard, I laughed as they kept falling over each other. “Are they always this clumsy?” I asked my daughter Kym, 38. It was December 2012 and my husband, Bernie, 64, and I were visiting Kym, her partner, Mark, 34, and their kids, Caiden, seven, Rhylan, six, Shaelah, four, and two-month-old Hudson at their home in Regents Park, Qld. Kym had always been the maternal type, so we weren’t surprised when she had four children in quick succession. It was hard living so far away from them in Murgon, Qld, though. It was a seven hour round trip. Still,…

Air fryer scones with vanilla bean cream MAKES 16 PREP 10 MINS COOKING 15 MINS 2 cups self-raising flour 2 tbsp caster sugar ½ tsp baking powder 50g chilled butter, finely chopped ¾ cup milk 300ml thickened cream 2 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 tbsp icing sugar, sifted, plus extra to dust Jam, to serve 1 In a medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt until combined. Add butter. Use fingertips to rub butter into flour until fine breadcrumbs form. 2 Make a well in centre of flour mixture. Add most of the milk. Use a flat-bladed knife to stir until combined, adding more of the remaining milk, if needed. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gently knead until just smooth. Press dough…

My friends gave me the strength to fight Sharon Munro, 49, Kununurra, WA. As the GP felt around my chest, I braced myself for bad news. Even if it is cancer, it could be treatable, I told myself. It was January 2022, and a month earlier, my partner had noticed a pea-sized lump on my left breast while we were fooling around. After working as a nurse for 17 years, I was instantly concerned. We were on holiday in Merbein, Vic, and due to COVID travel restrictions, it took a while to make it home to Kununurra, WA. By now, the lump had grown to the size of a 50-cent piece, so I feared the worst. The GP finished her assessment. “I think it’s menopause,” she said. “Your breasts tend…

I donated a kidney to save my student’s life, then fell in love Madeline Wright, 35, Rotorua, NZ. Working in my office, I heard a gentle knock at my door. “Take a seat, Kylie,” I smiled at the woman who came in. It was April 2022, and I tutored at a beauty school. Kylie, 27, was one of my students. I’d taught her for eight weeks and knew she had kidney disease. We hadn’t spoken about it, but I kept an eye on her in case the workload got too much. Today, though, I was worried. Kylie was paler, and looked exhausted. She slid a newspaper clipping across my desk. “I just want my tutors to know what’s going on with me,” she said. The article explained her kidneys were…

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Spiced chicken tray bake SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 40 MINS 4 tomatoes halved 400g can drained chickpeas 1 eggplant, thickly sliced 1 red onion, thickly sliced 1 lemon, quartered 8 chicken thigh cutlets, skin on, scored at 1cm intervals 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp sumac 2 tsp ground cumin 2 Lebanese bread rounds, torn basil leaves, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. In a baking dish, combine tomatoes, chickpeas, eggplant, red onion and lemon. Top with chicken. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with sumac and cumin. Season. Bake 30 mins or until chicken is cooked. 2 Scatter over torn bread rounds, spray with oil, bake 10 mins until bread is crispy. Scatter with basil leaves. Sausage pasta bake SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK…

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Dad’s mistress lured him to his death… Morgan McCormick, 19. Squeezing Dad’s hand tight, I smiled as the mini rollercoaster pulled to a stop. “Again!” I begged. “We’ve been on four times,” Dad laughed. We were on a family holiday to Disneyland, Paris. I was eight years old, and Dad was my best mate. His name was William, but everyone called him Pat. He and my mum, Alison, met in the army in the 90s. They’d married and had four children – myself and my siblings Mackenzie, Mitchell and Madison. Dad was a caretaker at our local church, but when I was 13, he took on a second job as a carer. A year later, Mum was making us breakfast. “Who are you going to be working with today?” she…

Celebs think my cakes are sweet as Gabriela Oporto, 38, Wollstonecraft, NSW. My mouth watered as I ogled the cakes in the window. “Come on Gabriela, it’s time to go,” my mum, Cristina, said. “Okay,” I sighed. At four years of age, I already had a dream of owning my own cake shop! My dad, Ricardo, was an excellent baker and I helped him bake bread for the family every week. As soon as I finished school, I moved to Sydney to study nutrition. My dream of owning my own cake shop never left me so in 2017, I bought a small bakery in Willoughby, which I called Bakealicious. In time, I outgrew the space and moved to a bigger bakery in Forestville. In February 2023, a woman named Haylee…

Meatball & risoni soup SERVES 4 PREP + COOK 45 MINS 500g pork and fennel sausages ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs 2 garlic cloves, crushed ⅓ cup finely grated parmesan ¼ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, chopped finely 1 bunch kale, leaves picked, torn coarsely 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock 1 cup risoni 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease and line a large oven tray. 2 Remove sausage meat from casings, discard casings. Place sausage meat, breadcrumbs, garlic, parmesan and half the parsley in a large bowl. Season. Using clean hands, mix until sausage meat is broken down and ingredients are well combined. Roll heaped tbsp of mixture to make 16 balls in total. Spread across…

CANCER June 22–July 23 The New Moon in your sign could heighten your sensitivity, but your feelings will help you realise the next steps you need to take. Luck and opportunity are proportionate to your willingness to step out of your comfort zone. ★ This week is all about resetting and restarting. LIBRA Sept 24–Oct 23 You have a lot to gain this week in terms of your overall life direction. All you need to do is put yourself in a position to be seen in your best light. Chatty Mercury moves into your Networks Zone. ★ Your diplomacy with others will bring success. CAPRICORN Dec 23– Jan 20 Anything is possible when it comes to love. A New Moon in your Relationship Zone can help you reset if…

Special sisters Regarding the letter about birthday cards in issue 13, four years ago I sent my sister, Pamela, the most beautifully worded ‘Sister’ card in the world. When she got it, she said she couldn’t top that so would send it back to me on my birthday. We have kept this card going back and forth between WA and NSW every year since, writing the years under our signatures on the card. Maureen Fairhurst, West Wollongong, NSW. Handy helper WEPAY $100 FOREACH LETTER PRINTED My grandkids asked me to tell them funny stories about when their dad, my son Aaron, 47, was little. I told them how one day I was using the toilet and realised there was no toilet paper. I called out to Aaron, who was around…