Carrot cake....
Not very enthusiastic I was....
But I really wanted to try out this new silicone mould that I had....Only thing silicone I would try out(many others are regretting their decision to befriend silicone...)
And chocolate would not have been rose enough...I mean the petals would not be visible...so I decided to go for a carrot cake.
Then in a moment of madness,I tinted it pink....too pink, I think.
So un petit word...of advice-Don't Pink it!...maybe yellow...
OK silicone...Chinese to its core.
Didn't want to put it into the convection oven...too scared I was...So it had to be microwaved.
Another thing...you cannot unmould the cake ASAP..you have to wait for the cake to cool down and you need to grease the mould WELL! I mean WELL...not oil but butter.
Sweet Child has just managed to find TREE HOUSE OF HORROR XXII....The Simpson's Halloween episode from last year. The episode where Daniel Radcliffe plays the part of Edward Cullen....
One line "They say vampires live for hundreds of years,but I DIE every day of embarrassment".....
Sweet child has been commenting..."Me TOO!My parents embarrass me too!"
The cake was too pink and girlie for him...that was why it was slathered with chocolate sauce.
But that pink colour didn't stop him devouring the entire cake.
This was a special day...met up with my school friend ,My Namesake...Shalini Verma Vikrant after 4 years.
It was fun and made me nostalgic the whole day.Reminded me of the song Purani Jeans. Many ,Many memories associated with her and this song.
Do you have a song that makes you all nostalgic?
Another word of advice....when you lift the mould make sure you keep it on a plate and then lift it.The mould is WOBBLY!
The cake turns out pretty and it was great to eat...and healthy. Low in Fat too. And soft...the trick is the milk and the vinegar. The original recipe is from my Fabulous Cakes And Bakes, I tweaked the recipe a bit...adding vinegar and microwaving it.
Quick snack or dessert.
for the
Rose Carrot Cake....Microwaved...
you need
90 mils vegetable oil/melted butter (I use sundrop)
3/4 cup sugar (granular or whatever)
2 eggs
1 1/4 flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking powder(omit the baking powder and salt if you use self raising or cake flour)
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda(meetha soda...look it will be somewhere languishing in your kitchen cabinets)
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp finely chopped ginger(optional)
1/4 cup milk +1 tsp vinegar (Mix)
1 cup grated carrots
1/4 cup glace cherries(sweet child takes offence to raisins,This was another Tweak I did)
1/4 cup cashew nuts(he also hates walnuts and almonds...cashews are quite neutral so he generally does not notice them!)
The eggs and the sugar,blend till the sugar almost dissolves.If you use butter,the order changes.
Beat butter,add sugar ,combine then add eggs one at a time.
Skewer came out clean.
A ROSE!
That gentleness reminded me of the gentleness that one would accord to a baby while changing its clothes.
I was cooing and talking to it,only it did not giggle back!
http://baketitude.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-desserts-easy-chocolate-fudge.html
Well...what do I say,It did not live to see another day.
But I'm sure it was digested well.
If you do not have this mould use a regular bowl...same time and power in the microwave,for a regular oven...170C for 55-65 minutes.
Pink or not...this cake will leave you feeling Tickled Pink...and healthier.You need it in this season of being too drenched in sugar.
So what are you baking today???
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