Ok, Im still in the traditional mode. So, what other cakes can be considered as the traditional ones? Tiba-tiba teringat the strong smell of cinnamon, nutmeg and ground allspice..Aha! Jom kita buat Carrot Cake. This cake is a good, quick and easy to make dessert cake for friends and families. A nice way to end your dinner..Btw, there is a story behind the making of the cake that I want to share with u...After thinking of what cake to make on a beautiful Saturday noon..without much thinking, I went to the mixing of the ingredients. Punyalah bersemangat nak buat sampai lupa nak check whether have I still got some baking parchment left or not. Alhamdulillah, kek naik dgn gebunya tapi disebabkan tak ada baking parchment, masa nak turn over the cake from the tin..berlaku satu accident. The cake which had been rested on the rack for half an hour suddenly jatuh berderai2 when I wanted to turn it over..Punyalah sedih yg amat sangat..Luckily there were some parts yang tak jatuh..So I used those to snap some pictures to share with all of u here..Tu yang frostingnya tak berapa kemas. Well, not too bad for a first timer heh? There's room for improvement. So, kalau nak baking, the first thing to get is the parchment! I will nail it down in my skull..for my next baking session...Oh, one more thing friends, kalau ada yang cuba my recipes, can you share your opinion and the results you get after making the cake? Saja, nak tukar2 pendapat..and still Im in the process of learning too
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Here's the recipe for a traditional Carrot Cake....
Ingredients
450gm carrots, peeled and chopped into tiny pieces
175g all-purpose plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 tsp of salt
2 tsp of ground cinnamon
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
I cup of brown sugar
90g of granulated sugar
300ml of sunflower oil
115g of walnuts, finely chopped
65g raisins
walnut halves for decorating
For the frosting
75g of unsalted butter - room temperature
350g icing sugar
50ml maple syrup
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180c. Choose a rectangular cake tin. with baking parchment and grease it lightly with some melted butter.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate soda, salt and cinnamon into a bowl. Set it aside.
3. With an electric whisk, beat the eggs until well blended. Add the vanilla, sugar and oil; beat to incorporate. Fold in the flour mixture in three batches.Fold in the carrots, walnuts and raisins.
4. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 mins until springy to the touch. Stand for 10 mins and turn it out from the tin.
5. Make the frosting. Cream the butter with half the sugar until soft. Add the syrup, then beat in the remaining sugar until soft. Spread the frosting over the top of the cake. Using a metal spatula, make decorative ridges in the frosting. Decorate the top with some crushed walnuts if u like...
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