I'm a 20 year old student who recently discovered baking. I'm not sure why it hit me all of a sudden but I absolutely love it. If I've had a bad day, it's not unusual to hear me say "I need to bake!" then head off toward the kitchen. Anything new! I adore trying out new recipes. Stumbling upon allrecipes.com was perhaps one of the most exciting mistakes ever. My first layer cake- it was absolutely atrocious to look at but the layers held and the taste was very nice. I was happy regardless of it's obvious flaws :) Baking my first ever cheesecake and attempting a water bath. I wrapped the base in foil and poured the water in. Thankfully just the crust was in the springform pan. When I returned to check on it my cookies were swimming. Thankfully I had more cookies but that certainly sent me into a panic!