“Never Trusting Her Again”: Cape Town Man Uses Hammer to Break Rock-Hard Muffins Sister Baked

• Lutho Ntuntu, a young man from Cape Town, shared a comical video using a hammer to knock the muffins his sister had made
• The man had to tap on the baked goods a few times before they decided to crumble on the kitchen table
• Thousands of social media users entered the comment section with laughter after seeing the baking mishap
• Briefly News contacted the man and his sister, who shared their reactions and what happened in the kitchen
• Briefly News also spoke to a catering manager, who explained how one can make muffins light and fluffy

While some people may enter the kitchen with zest and passion, their creations may not always turn out as planned. A man proved this when he showcased the muffins his sister had made, which turned out to be as hard as a rock!

Comical muffin mishap

Using the handle @luthocmhcpt, a young Cape Town man named Lutho Ntuntu took to his TikTok account to upload a video of himself using a hammer to knock on the baked goods a few times, which refused to break apart and crumble.

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The sound of the tool hitting the muffin was heard in the video, proving how solid it was.

While Lutho didn't share what ingredients his sister Siyanda had used or what went wrong during the baking process, he told app users:

"I'm never trusting her again."

Take a look at the muffins in the TikTok video below:

Siblings talk about the muffins

While speaking to Briefly News, Lutho explained that when he was at work, he asked his sister to bake some muffins since they didn't have them in a while.

"I got home and grabbed one. I could feel something was wrong, but I took a bite and couldn't. I was shocked and laughed at the same time while she said, 'I tried.'"

Lutho said he decided to troll Siyanda and thought of using a hammer, which made her laugh.

Briefly News also spoke to Siyanda, who shared:

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"I don't bake too often, but growing up, I used to bake a lot."

When asked what happened to the muffins, she stated with a laugh:

"I don't know, but something happened either with the way I mixed, or when I left it in the oven for too long. At the same time, I was cleaning and after I took them out, I left them on the counter to cool off, and then they got stiff."

Tips from a chef

While speaking to Briefly News, chef and catering manager Nicole de Wet stated that to ensure muffins are light and fluffy, it's important not to overmix the batter.

"Mix until all your dry ingredients are incorporated, then stop. Don't overfill your muffin tins but three quarters full. This will give you the perfect rise and have the heat distributed evenly."

Nicole also shared that if the recipe calls for self-raising flour and baking powder, it might be too much of a leavening agent.

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"They will rise, collapse, and give you a dense muffin."

The award-winning chef concluded:

"Be careful not to overbake your muffins. Too much heat and it will be dry and hard."

Mzansi laughs at rock-hard muffins

With the video garnering over 15 million views since being posted on the popular social media platform, tens of thousands of online community members rushed to the comment section with laughter and jokes.

@nixi___89 received thousands of likes when they said:

"We can now play muffins, paper, scissors."

@_javid_1 stated with humour:

"I want to order a batch to build my house. These bricks are weak compared to these muffins."

A surprised @bradleymchunu pointed out:

"The crazy thing is that they’re not burned."

@rrosannepooran laughed and added in the comments:

"Sis needs to give up baking and enter the construction field. The muffins are stronger than a lot of people's foundations and relationships."

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@dulcecubanna asked as a joke:

"Did she bake them for a food fight?"

@shandy0227, who experienced a similar humorous incident, shared with the online community:

"I remember the first time my sister and I made magwinya. They were as hard as a rock. My aunt made sure to show everyone who came to our house."

@emeral....da jokingly wrote in the comment section:

"I see no problem here. If anything, your sister has just made you an edible-looking weapon. Your enemies won't even know what hit them. Is it a rock? Is it a muffin? Is it death in disguise?"

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• A talented Johannesburg baker created a buzz online when she showcased her veggie-themed cakes, which looked astonishingly realistic.

Source: Briefly News