diff --git a/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py b/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
index a50949a..64cec82 100644
--- a/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
+++ b/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ def num_vowels(text):
 
 def num_consonants(text):
     vowels = "aeiou"
+    num = 0
     for letter in text:
         if letter not in vowels:
             print("consonant", letter)
+            num +=1
     
 text = str(input("Enter a sentence: "))
 
diff --git a/text/exercise1/cake.md b/text/exercise1/cake.md
index b4edd5f..d323c36 100644
--- a/text/exercise1/cake.md
+++ b/text/exercise1/cake.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ## Recipice for Chocolate Cake
 
-Yellow cake is delicious!  This recipie is passed down from my great-great-grandparents.
+Yellow cake is delicious!  This recipe is passed down from my great-great-grandparents.
 
-My great-great-granparents lived in Venice. They enjoyed travelling on the canals. 
+My great-great-grandparents lived in Venice. They enjoyed traveling on the canals. 
 Did you know Venice became Austrian territory when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo 
 Formio on 12 October 1797? I did not.
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
 
 - 240 grams all-purpose flour
 - 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-- 1 cup salt
+- 1 teaspoon salt
 - 1 1/2 cups white sugar
 - 1/2 cup of shortening
 - 3 eggs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ Stir in vanilla and pour cake batter into the prepared pan.
 
 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. 
 
-Preheat the oven to 3500 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
+Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).