Baking
Have been feeling a bit emotionally delicate over the last week, so I decided to make myself some profiteroles with custard filling as a comfort food.
Oh, the joy! Crisp, slightly crunchy outsides with a thin layer of fluffy goodness inside, and at the heart - smooth, eggy custardy joy. My sister is also a bit [...]
I’ve been furiously trying to finish a research assignment for class these last few days, but don’t seem to be having much luck. During one of my hair-pulling sessions this evening, mom ‘politely’ pointed out that we had 4 bananas which had gone squishy and black skinned. In short, they were close to dying a [...]
I went on a crazy baking binge tonight - it started at 9pm and ended at 3am. I made 2 carrot cakes, but the urge to bake continued to bite my fingers. 1 1/2 mud cakes later (2 miniature ones), and the baking bug was still tormenting me.
Then I remembered the kilo of apples sitting [...]
A delightfully easy carrot cake recipe that is moist, full of flavour and a guaranteed hit!
Carrot & Walnut Cake
Ingredients
200g (2 cups) self-raising flour
1 heaped cup of brown sugar
a couple of dashes of ground cinnamon and nutmeg, according to taste
2/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 1/2 medium carrots, grated*
120-150g roughly chopped walnuts
OPTIONAL - 2/3 cup sultanas, added [...]
