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Title: What are the green bits?
Post by: meganjane on October 14, 2012, 02:02:26 pm

I made these lovely GF Carrot cup cakes using Quirky Jo's recipe (http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/one-bowl-thermomix-carrot-cake-gluten.html). The ingredients are
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/meganskinflint/Greenbits.jpg)
Carrots - I left them unpeeled
a handful of canned pineapple chunks
GF flour (my own recipe) + baking soda
oil
eggs
cinnamon
salt
honey
walnuts

And I added 2 tsp ACV to activate the baking soda.

But, there's these little chunks of green in the cakes!! They taste delicious and the texture is fab. I'm wondering if the ACV reacted with something?

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: achookwoman on October 14, 2012, 07:35:06 pm

I think it might be the unpeeled carrots.

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: fundj&e on October 14, 2012, 09:58:35 pm

i think so 2 MJ

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: meganjane on October 15, 2012, 03:04:17 am

So something made the peel go green? How odd? I know that carrot peel will go brown when exposed to the air, but I didn't think they'd go green.
Next time, I'll either peel them or tell everyone it's zucchini!! ;D

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: Wonder on October 15, 2012, 03:12:52 am

What is ACV?

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: astarra on October 15, 2012, 03:29:37 am

Did you cut the tops off the carrots...?  ;)

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: meganjane on October 15, 2012, 04:47:30 am

Apple Cider Vinegar.

Yes, carrots were topped and bottomed...

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: Wonder on October 15, 2012, 05:24:56 am

thanks MJ. That's strange that it would have that much of an effect. I noticed my carrots were a little green around the stalk but it wouldn't have been enough to give little flecks of green like you've ended up with.

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: cookie1 on October 15, 2012, 07:09:36 am

Being an acid the vinegar wouldn't have reacted with anything in your flour would it?

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: meganjane on October 15, 2012, 01:40:09 pm

I used the ACV to work with the bi-carb. The recipe didn't have any other rising agents except baking soda, so I thought it needed the acid. I'm wondering if Jo meant to put baking powder instead of soda.

Not to worry, the recipe is awesome. It makes 12 cupcakes and one ring tin cake. The flavour & texture is wonderful and no one would have any idea that it's gluten free!

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: droverjess on October 16, 2012, 10:06:49 am

Presume you could use wheat flour?

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: fundj&e on October 16, 2012, 11:57:28 am

Quote from: meganjane on October 15, 2012, 01:40:09 pm

I used the ACV to work with the bi-carb. The recipe didn't have any other rising agents except baking soda, so I thought it needed the acid. I'm wondering if Jo meant to put baking powder instead of soda.

i made this carrot cake http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11464.0 yesterday and thought the same thing about the soda i was wondering if chirs  meant to say powder instead of the soda, the cake did not rise

Title: Re: What are the green bits?
Post by: meganjane on October 16, 2012, 01:31:20 pm

Quote from: Droverjess on October 16, 2012, 10:06:49 am

Presume you could use wheat flour?

I think you'd need to change the liquid quantities, DJ as GF batters are a lot runnier. Check out the recipe that fundj has posted above.

[quote author=fundj&e=i made this carrot cake http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11464.0 yesterday and thought the same thing about the soda i was wondering if chirs  meant to say powder instead of the soda, the cake did not rise[/quote]

I reckon it needs an acid. I'd add some ACV or Lemon Juice. Hard to say whether it's a error as she's actually called it bi-carb soda, whereas Jo called it baking soda in her recipe.