I found a bun recipe to use up my Christmas mincemeat which I thought I'd try. Yes, I read it to check I had all the ingredients (see Top Tip #1) and yes, I checked through the method to make sure it was bakeable in the time I had BUT I made an assumption about how many buns it would make. After all these cupcake type recipes all make about 12 cakes, don't they? So I doubled the recipe since I had twice the amount of mincemeat needed and the mac'Bread household can surely cope with 24 buns.
When it was all mixed up 'though it seemed to be an awful lot of mixture for the 24 wee cases I had on standby. That's when I checked the small print; 'this recipes makes 32 buns' AARRgh! Freezer full to overflowing with Mincemeat Buns, cake tins and cookie jar also stuffed. We'll be eating them until next Christmas unless I can find a home for them. Are you not so glad you can benefit from my experience?