Carrot Cake

Growing up with 'Donald Duck' comics, I was always intriqued by the carrot cake he likes to bake for his 3 nephews. Does it sound familiar? Well, in my case I have finally made it myself and tried it just recently, and have made that at least 3 times already.

This recipe is actually taken from the recipe book I copied a long time ago from an American friend. Thus, I believe this must be similar to uncle Donald's original recipe!

The recipe calls for :

Dried ingredients:

3 cups of all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

11/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp nutmeg powder

1/2 tsp clove powder

1/2 tsp salt

wet ingredients:

1 c vegetable oil

1 1/2 c sugar

4 eggs

2 c shredded carrot

1 c raisins

1 c nuts (optional)

Method:

1. Mix the dried and wet ingredients. Stir well, pour the mix into a greased and powdered cake tin with a hole in the middle. 

2. Oven at 150°C for 45 mins until it's no longer mushy, but don't bake more than 45 mins because it can quickly dried up and lose its moistness.

Yoghurt Fruit Cake

After a morning visit to the garden, how about making some cakes for tea? Here is the new recipe I tried a couple of weeks ago, taken from Ruby Bakes. This recipe calls for yoghurt, almond oil, blueberries and lemon  rinds. As usual, I can still do without the ingredients I don't have in hand, and this time it's the almond oil wich I substituted with vegetable oil and as for the fruit I used canned peaches and fresh strawberries.

This is one of the most delicious cakes I have made. I really like the texture that's loose and tender. I believe the taste and fragrance will be more interesting with some almon oil. Highly recommended!