LONDON -- There are sex swimsuit videoall sorts of culinary hacks out there designed to make your cake-baking experience run as smoothly as possible -- but listeningto a cake to tell whether or not it's ready has got to be a new one.
SEE ALSO: 16 attempts at baking a cake that went horribly wrongFor Val, though -- a retired headmistress from Somerset, UK, who's taking part in this year's Great British Bake Offcompetition -- it's business as usual.
Via Giphy"I listen to my cakes," says Val during the first baking challenge, cheerfully raising a sponge to her ear. "And they're not ready.
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"They sing," Val explains moments later. "And they say 'I'm not ready, I'm not ready!'"
Later in the show, Val uses her technique to good effect.
Via GiphyThe internet couldn't get enough of Val.
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It's still early days in the competition, but Val may already be the people's champion.