The Toast Maker – Episode 20: The Emergency Cake

Tonight, Iris makes the first recipe from Mary's box — the emergency chocolate cake, which turns out to be quite good medicine for a December Friday alone in Elder Cottage. While it bakes, the first snow of winter arrives outside, soft and uncommitted. And tucked behind the recipe card, she finds something Mary left for whoever came next. Includes mentions of: Baking, Food, Beverages, First Snow, Mention of Loss. About Sleepbound Premium Bedtime stories for grown-ups. Sleepbound is the chapter-a-night audiobook — original stories, classic literature, and hidden gems, narrated calmly to drift you off. As a Premium member, you get the entire back catalogue ad-free, plus new chapters before they hit the public feed. Thanks for being here. Sweet dreams. — Ian & Alex