Wrexham-born machine operator and father-of-five Mike Bagnall is known by his mates for his sweet tooth, as are his kids.
Although the 24-year-old Welshman and his partner Stacey let seven-year-old twins Megan and Teagan, five-year-old Leighton, three-year-old Alexi and their baby Riley have the odd sweet treat - they also, understandably, like to save themselves a cake or two for after they have finished their evening meal.
Sadly for the couple, this doesn't always happen, as their kids are always raiding their stock.
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Despite efforts by the two of them to hide their treats, they would regularly go missing under 'mysterious circumstances'. And, no matter what they do to hide them, it seems that their four children always sniff them out.
The family together. Credit: Provided
Mike tells TheLADbible: "It started after I bought me and my partner a nice cake for the two of us to have after dinner one night. We were looking forward to them for after the meal, but then when we went to the cupboard to find them, the cakes were gone.
"Next thing we know the kids are upstairs in their room tucking into them.
"I started hiding them in separate places around the house - and had a separate 'work' fridge to put my food in - but no matter where I hid them the kids always seemed to work out where they were.
"Cakes, chocolates, doughnuts - you name it, they'll eat it."
Mike and Stacey weren't happy about the children eating their cakes. Credit: Provided
But the dad wasn't prepared to admit defeat when it came to his sugary snacks, so he developed a cunning plan to make sure his food was never touched without his permission again.
Mike happens to be a massive fan of chillies.
"I've been eating spicy foods since I was a kid, and I'll will literally try anything that's hot or spicy. I love it," he said.
"Ghost chillis, Carolina reapers, scotch bonnets - you name I've eaten it. I've got full cupboard full of all different kinds of hot sauces, and I pretty much eat it with every meal.
"The kids don't take after me. So when it comes to meal times, because my food is always spicy, they never eat anything off my plate. Which gave me an idea."
The family taking a holiday together. Credit: Provided
He decided it was time to teach the spice-averse children a lesson.
After buying some jam doughnuts from the supermarket, he took a syringe and used it to remove the original filling and replace it with Nando's Extra Extra Hot sauce, left them like he usually does and went off to work.
Here's how he describes the scene on arriving home from work: "When I got back in they came running straight to me and said that I had chilli in my donuts and that I could eat them.
The family wearing face masks. Credit: Provided
"They also said they would never touch any of my food ever again because I'm sneaky."
Now for anybody feeling like Mike's methods were a bit harsh, it's worth saying that the kids never actually managed to bite into the doughnuts. After they'd discovered them their mum Stacey intervened and told them about their dad's prank.
At first the kids didn't believe her, so she's showed them the picture....
Mike pulling his hilarious prank. Credit: Provided
Speaking on behalf of the children about what their dad had done, seven-year-old Megan told TheLADbible: "I didn't like it because it could make me breathe fire. It's a stupid thing to do because I can't eat them now."
Lesson learnt.
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