Musical Jervis Cake

First, prepare the base:
- Mix together 2 cups of A Forest by The Cure, and 2 cups of Let Down by Radiohead.
- Now stir in a big dollop of Every Day Is Like Sunday by Morrissey.
- Add a few sprinklings of Creep by Radiohead to the mix – not too much though as it has a strong taste and may overpower the rest of the flavours. Creep sprinklings are heavier than the rest of the mixture so will sink to the bottom providing a solid base for the cake to sit on.
- Stir thoroughly.
- Place in the oven on a low heat for several days. You could even try stewing it for variety.
- When the base is properly browned off, spread a thin layer of Ride of The Valkyries to the top before preparing the upper and more substantial layer of the cake.

The upper layer:
- Take a full 3 cups of Float On by Modest Mouse and stir in some Cold Man’s Nightmare by Cathy Davey.
- 2 tablespoons of Leave Them All Behind by Ride.
- 1 tablespoon of In Pursuit of Happiness by Divine Comedy.
- Pour in lashings of Running The World by Jarvis Cocker, and squeeze in some Four Minute Rebellion by Matthew Jay to take the edge off the harsh taste.
- Finally add 1 and a half teaspoons of Can’t Be Sure by The Sundays.
- Don’t stir the mixture too thoroughly, leave some of the ingredients a bit lumpy and solid. It’ll be an interesting effect when you bite the cake and get a chunk of some random, unexpected flavour.
- Put in the oven at a very high heat, at least gas mark 28.

Now, place the upper layer on top of the base. You should be very firm with this, squash the base down so that the top layer is almost twice the depth of the lower.

Apply a liberal coating of I Am A Rock by Simon and Garfunkel to the whole thing and garnish with Blister In The Sun by The Violent Femmes and a pinch of Eternal Life by Jeff Buckley.

Serving Suggestion:
The cake may have a rather bitter and overpowering taste so it’s advisable to eat with a nice glass of Lilac Wine as an accompaniment.