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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: ozzy-dj on April 18, 2010, 06:31:37 am
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Name: Carrot cake with nuts
Size: 12 pieces 20cm X 20cm
Ingredients
160 gr carrots cut in pieces
80 gr nuts I like almonds but the nuts are optional
140 gr oil
160 gr sugar
130gr plain flour
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder TM
1 teaspoon allspice or mixed spices
1 teaspoon baking soda (bi-carb)
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Topping thanks to Trisha Burgess
250 gr cream Cheese
60 gr Maple Syrup
80 gr nuts optional
Method
Put carrots and nuts in TM Bowl chop at speed 8 for 6 seconds or until chopped to your liking
Scrape down the bowl.
Add all the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Combine at speed 6-7 about 15 seconds. Check and scrape down sides and mix a couple more seconds if necessary.
Preheat oven to 180 C
Grease and line baking pan. I use 20 cm square.
Pour mix into prepared pan. Bake for 40 min or until straw comes out clean.
Cool slightly then remove from pan and cool completely.
Topping. If using nuts put in bowl and chop at speet 9 for 3-4 sec.
Add cream cheese and mapyle syrup. Mix at speed 4 for 30 seconds.
Spread on Cake.
members' comments
cookie - we really like it. I reduced the sugar by about 20g. I didn't put the cream cheese icing on it, I just used a butter icing and then TMXed a few almonds to sprinkle on the top. Great recipe.
Amanda - I made this brilliant little cake on Saturday and it was all gone by yesterday morning, so I will be doing another today (we currently have loads of carrots)!
I iced it with 80gms cream cheese, 40gms butter, about 1 cup of icing sugar and a slurp of pure maple syrup - divine! It's just delicious - excellent crumb and beautifully moist!
CP - Lovely, easy and quick to make. Will make this again, thanks for converting.
maddy - we really enjoyed it. I used walnuts in the recipe.
Icing (like Amanda) I used:
80g cream cheese
40g unsalted butter
30g maple syrup
130g icing sugar.
Thanks for posting it ozzy-dj
Chelsea - Oh heavens. This cake is divine and so easy! Thank you for the wonderful recipe Ozzy-DJ and also thank you Maddy for jotting down the yummy icing measures.
Yvette - stayed lovely and moist for days (it didn't really taste like carrot cake though).
lucky - very yummy, thank you for sharing! It's all gone, and didn't even get to be iced.
Nic2WIN - Yum. Was intending to make it into muffins to take in lunch boxes (we've plenty of carrots so still can ...) I made it into two "loaves" which I sliced in half and filled the middle and the top - yum, yum. Couldn't actually believe how easy it was!!
Really nice and a big hit with ds1 (ds2 doesn't like carrots apparently). Many thanks for sharing.
Moo2 - Made this the other day with pecans, walnuts, carrots and dare I say it, pumpkin as I didn't have enough carrots. It was lovely & moist and so very easy. The best thing is that my 3 DS's all thought it was one of the best chocolate cakes they had tried. I didn't dare tell them it had veggies in it. Thanks for posting this recipe Ozzy-DJ.
Denzelmum - Made this without frosting. Very moist and yummy. All gone by now.
Shazzy - YUM! Thanks for this - we have all loved it especially the icing!!! My 2 boys and I were discussing the merits of just making the icing and eating it without the cake!! Very easy to make - will definitely make this again.
Obbie - I made this yesterday, and gave 1/2 to Mum & Dad. Yummy, and so easy.Thankyou.
dede - Made this today. I have yet to taste it but it smells great and was really easy to make ( like most things with the TM).
funnyfarm2 - Thanks for posting this recipe! This has become my favourite tmx cake. Everyone in my family loves it with or without icing. I usually double the recipe and cook in a large spring form tin. Even then it still doesn't last very long. I also use a more traditional cream cheese icing using lemon juice.
JD - I've done the version from Brazen's blog and I love this recipe too so it is certainly good for all our new members to see it and perhaps try it themselves. I've frozen it complete with the philly lemon icing - thaws out perfectly.
Thermobudgie - This is the BEST carrot cake ever!! So easy and so yum. I've made loads of carrot cakes and they are usually pretty tasty but this wins hands down. The only things I change is to cut down the sugar to 100g of rapadura or brown sugar and to add extra nuts in at the end because we love crunching on big bits of nuts! Thanks for posting such a great recipe.
Amanda - it's such a great cake.
SueJen - Out of the oven partly eaten. Icing, unbelievably great. Cake so moist. Don't like carrot cake but love this one. Saw it here and thought it would be great for visitors. Had to try a piece though and its really good and so easy.
Bec8112 - Yum! It's so easy and tasty. I used almonds and then added some walnuts at the end for some crunch. Had no maple syrup so used 60gm light agave syrup in the icing, yummy and not too sweet.
Emme - This is a great recipe, mixed it up, put in the pan then realised I had forgotten the sugar, tipped it back into the thermo bowl and blitzed it again this time with sugar. Put back in pan and baked, turned out lovely. Will certainly make it again but with sugar added at the start (less mess).
VieveMS - Can't believe how quick and easy it was to make. I used the same icing as Amanda and Maddy (80g cream cheese, 40g unsalted butter, 30g maple syrup, 130g icing sugar). If I was to make the icing again I'd probably reduce the amount of maple syrup slightly as I did find it very sweet. Definitely a winner!
blackwood - This is so quick and easy! I love carrot cake, but they take so long to make pre-TM days...grating the carrots, chopping the nuts...etc. This version is amazing..I think it is my favourite cake at the moment. I've made it at least half a dozen times now. It is so moist and I love the fact that it makes a smaller sized cake than my old carrot cake recipe. It means that the cake gets gobbled up before it has a chance to go stale...then I can make another one! A definite winner from this household 5/5!
Uni - Too easy. Cut into pieces, individually wrapped and in the freezer for DH to take to work .
Amy - I whipped up two batches of this recipe and made 4 carrot cake loaves for a bake sale. I used the cream cheese icing but I didn't have any maple syrup but it was fine without it though. Thanks for the recipe, its great!
SuzieG - Made as cupcakes with the maple syrup icing version. Mmmmmmm Cooked 190oC for 20 mins, swapping trays over half way through, I think I got 22 out of the mix.
kezza - Made this today in ring tin. I only cooked it for 30 mins fan forced. It seemed to be done - I hope so as I am taking it to work for a friend's birthday.
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This looks lovely.
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Thanks cookie1, The thing I like about this is how fast it can be made. I will admit I usually frost it before it gets really cold which means the only real time is the cook time.
One of the things I like about Thermomix is the fast food option while still being good for you.
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My DH rang me this morning to say he and a 'mob' were possibly coming round for morning tea. I made this and it was very easy and ever so quick. Then of course they didn't turn up. ??? I'll ice it later and we'll have some for afternoon tea. The raw mix tasted lovely. If we have leftovers I'll freeze them to take away.
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Great little recipe - so quick and easy - 2 steps in the TMX and into the oven :-* :-* :-*
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Well we've cut the cake and we really like it. I reduced the sugar by about 20g. I didn't put the cream cheese icing on it, I just used a butter icing and then TMXed a few almonds to sprinkle on the top.
Great recipe.
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Forgive the sunlight stripes across the table and cake. I had the blinds partially closed.
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We forgive you Cookie. You are doing a great job with your photos. The cake looks lovely. :)
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I made this brilliant little cake on Saturday and it was all gone by yesterday morning, so I will be doing another today (we currently have loads of carrots)!
I iced it with 80gms cream cheese, 40gms butter, about 1 cup of icing sugar and a slurp of pure maple syrup - divine!
I'm sorry it didn't last until a photograph, but it is just delicious - excellent crumb and beautifully moist! ;D
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thanks for confirming that it is good Amanda - always good to hear.
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Lovely, easy and quick to make. Will make this again, thanks for converting :D
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Yum - that looks great. Love the icing *drool*
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I made this today, and we really enjoyed it.
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I used walnuts in the recipe.
Icing (like Amanda) I used:
80g cream cheese
40g unsalted butter
30g maple syrup
130g icing sugar.
Thanks for posting it ozzy-dj ;D
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Alll that icing !!!! :o :o :o It looks lovely and moist. Great work - bet the kids loved it.
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Oh heavens. This cake is divine and so easy! Thank you for the wonderful recipe Ozzy-DJ and also thank you Maddy for jotting down the yummy icing measures. :)
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I made this a few days ago stayed lovely and moist for days (it didnt really taste like carrot cake though)
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gosh, it sounds amazingly like my recipe, but reduced by 1/3. where did the recipe come from ozzy?
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brazen20au, Hi I have looked through my old recipies to see if I can find a source but no luck. It was not a Thermomix recipe as this was one of my first conversions after I got my Thermomix. Maybe the size was done on the original I used as I did not reduce the quantities. It is a lovely cake and if I owe you a thank you please accept it.
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no, i'm sure there are heaps out there the same! (i had actually come back and edited the last bit out of my last post as it sounded ruder than i meant to be, but obviously the forum decided to keep it :-))) i got it from a friend in teh US and who knows where she get it from!!! no need to worry, just me puttin gmy foot in my mouth again lol
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brazen no problem and that probably will point me to my source too. I am from the US and many of my recipies are from books I brought with me to OZ.
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I made this yesterday,very yummy thank you for sharing!
its all gone, and didnt even get to be iced :D
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Yum.
Made this, this afternoon. Was intending to make it into muffins to take in lunch boxes (we've plenty of carrots so still can ...) I made it into two "loaves" which I sliced in half and filled the middle and the top - yum, yum
Couldn't actually believe how easy it was!! :)
Really nice and a big hit with ds1 (ds2 doesn't like carrots apparently)
Many thanks for sharing
Nik
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Made this the other day with pecans, walnuts, carrots and dare I say it, pumpkin as I didn't have enough carrots. It was lovely & moist and so very easy. The best thing is that my 3 DS's all thought it was one of the best chocolate cakes they had tried :D. I didn't dare tell them it had veggies in it. Thanks for posting this recipe Ozzy-DJ.
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Made this last night without frosting. Very moist and yummy. All gone by now. ;)
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Another recipe I have yet to try, I have put it on my to do list.
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YUM! Thanks for this - we have all loved it especially the icing!!! My 2 boys and I were discussing the merits of just making the icing and eating it without the cake!! Very easy to make - will definitely make this again.
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I made this yesterday, and gave 1/2 to Mum & Dad.
Yummy, and so easy.
Thankyou.
Robyn
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Made this today. I have yet to taste it but it smells great and was really easy to make ( like most things with the TM)
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Thanks for posting this recipe! I know this is an old post but this has become my favourite tmx cake.
Everyone in my family love it with or without icing. I usually double the recipe and cook in a large spring form tin. Even then it still doesn't last very long. I also use a more traditional cream cheese icing using lemon juice.
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Funnyfarm2, it's nice to bump old recipes. I've done the version from Brazen's blog and I love this recipe too so it is certainly good for all our new members to see it and perhaps try it themselves. I've frozen it complete with the philly lemon icing - thaws out perfectly.
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I was just thinking I should make and try freezing for school lunch boxes! Good to know it freezes well with the icing.
...off to make another one. :D
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I was just thinking I should make and try freezing for school lunch boxes! Good to know it freezes well with the icing.
...off to make another one. :D
can your kids take nuts to school FF
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No our school is nut free, but I just omit the nuts and it is still really tasty
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This is the BEST carrot cake ever!! So easy and so yum. I've made loads of carrot cakes and they are usually pretty tasty but this wins hands down. The only things I change is to cut down the sugar to 100g of rapadura or brown sugar and to add extra nuts in at the end because we love crunching on big bits of nuts! Thanks for posting such a great recipe.
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Glad to have your endorsement. All I need is maple syrup and I can try this one. Sounds very yum. :) Thank you.
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Going to make this on the weekend for hubby to take to work for his morning tea treat every day.
In the past when I make carrot cake the cream cheese icing goes thin, yellow and cracks after a few days in the fridge. Would I be better to freeze individual slices?
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I'm going to make this one this weekend also. Sounds Devine!
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i have not made this cake. why not bake them in a muffin tin, then freeze , not sure how many this would makes
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Yeah I was going to do a double batch and do 1/2 as muffins and a cake as I am sure it will be yummy and go fast :)
Freezing the cream cheese icing - would I just wrap the cake slice/muffin in glad wrap?
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I would open freeze for about 1 hour and then wrap in glad wrap and back in the freezer, if u know what i mean
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Tastes Devine too mmmmmmmm
Another to add to my regulars list.
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Thanks for bumping this - I'd forgotten all about it and it's such a great cake.
I've just made one for dessert tonight.
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In the oven now
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Out of the oven partly eaten
Icing, unbelievably great
Cake so moist
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Looks delicious SueJen.I adore carrot cake ;D
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Dont like carrot cake CC but love this one. saw it here and thought it would be great for visitors. Had to try a piece though and its really good and so easy.
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Did you know it's in the retreat book SJ?
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I saw it in there CP and really want to make it, but SD hates grated carrot with a passion so that rules out any carrot cake :-))
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If you mulch it up well you can't see the carrot at all, Amy.
I'd use a good big spoon of spices and call it a spice cake and no-one need be any the wiser. ;)
I saw it in there CP and really want to make it, but SD hates grated carrot with a passion so that rules out any carrot cake :-))
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Started with mains CP but was looking through book last night and found it
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If you mulch it up well you can't see the carrot at all, Amy.
I'd use a good big spoon of spices and call it a spice cake and no-one need be any the wiser. ;)
I saw it in there CP and really want to make it, but SD hates grated carrot with a passion so that rules out any carrot cake :-))
Now there's an idea and a half ;) ;) ;)
Good thinking, thanks Amanda :D
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Yum! Made it last night and it is so easy and tasty.
I used almonds and then added some walnuts at the end for some crunch.
Had no maple syrup so used 60gm light agave syrup in the icing, yummy and not too sweet.
I am going to make a few batches into cupcakes for my sons 4th birthday party next week as he has requested a "veggie patch" cake and theme party!
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Another 2
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Expecting visitors SueJen
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No JD I have court duty tomorrow and had a call from one of our local policemen, asking if I could bring a cake
In with me. The sergeant called in to get my signature last week and I gave him a piece, he told all the others ssssoooo...
Jen calls bingo for the oldies on Wednesday afternoon and wants 1 for them.
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You're so generous Sue, and they look great :D
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No, not generous Amy, just enjoy cooking. Had never made cakes or biscuits before thermy so finding it good fun and then CP's book, such great recipes. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Your cakes look gorgeous SueJen, congrats.
*Gratuitous food photography tip - don't use a flash when photographing food. Use as much natural light as possible and use the "Food" setting on your point & shoot. You'll be happier with the results.
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Thanks Amanda but only iced tonight and only used my iPhone? I have an Olympus DSLR but so much easier using phone
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I didn't photograph anything until Jeninwa at the Gracetown retreat showed me how to photograph and post on my phone, easy, not as good as my camera but fast.
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So glad I don't live near mt barker as I would be over at your house every second night for a laugh. Love that you are using my book :-*
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I didn't photograph anything until Jeninwa at the Gracetown retreat showed me how to photograph and post on my phone, easy, not as good as my camera but fast.
Whaaaaaat!? ?? I thought you were the old pro ???
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CP, love using your book, we really could have a laugh and one or two glasses of wine.
:) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D
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OMG OMG :-)) thats so me.... Bottoms up!
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I take lots of photos CP and it was part of my business but it is easier and quicker to use the phone. Will bring my camera to the next retreat.
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I have 6 bottles of Mount Barker wines sitting here that are for you. Will be coming to Perth for a couple of days next month so hope to get them to you then.
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OMG .... Shall we have a little celebration at the same time? I have 2x spare Q beds so no need to get motel accom. Let me know dates :-) PM. You are welcome 0 - 3 nights. Visitors are like fish, after 3 days they stink :D :D :D
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Dont we know that CP had my sister and husband stay for four months :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-))
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:o :o :o you must've been too nice, I would've started to get a bit narky well before that :D
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another 2 carrot cakes today - does anyone know if this cake freezes well??????
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I've successfully frozen carrot cake with philly icing SueJen.
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Thanks JD, I'll freeze before I ice though. I'm not experienced at all in cakes or biscuits but am learning fast. :) :) :)
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This is a great recipe, made it this afternoon. Mixed it up put in the pan then realised I had forgotten the sugar, tipped it back into the thermo bowl and blitzed it again this time with sugar. Put back in pan and baked, turned out lovely. Will certainly make it again but with sugar added at the start (less mess)
Marie
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I made this one today. Can't believe how quick and easy it was to make. I used the same icing as Amanda and Maddy (80g cream cheese, 40g unsalted butter, 30g maple syrup, 130g icing sugar). If I was to make the icing again I'd probably reduce the amount of maple syrup slightly as I did find it very sweet. Definitely a winner!
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This is so quick and easy! I love carrot cake, but they take so long to make pre-TM days...grating the carrots, chopping the nuts...etc. This version is amazing..I think it is my favourite cake at the moment. I've made it at least half a dozen times now...sorry I haven't posted a review before now!
It is so moist and I love the fact that it makes a smaller sized cake than my old carrot cake recipe. It means that the cake gets gobbled up before it has a chance to go stale...then I can make another one!
A definite winner from this household 5/5!
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2 easy
already for the freezer 4 DH to take 2 work
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What's in the bowl on the window sill Uni? Cake looks good ;)
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taco filling ;D i have the taco shells but i am making wraps also to have for T 2nite
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Uni the taco seasoning and sauce on here is good and easy
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My DH would go mad at me if I gave him carrot cake without the cream cheese icing! He eats it like a kid...eats the base first and leaves the icing until last! ...well, he wouldn't really go mad...but he wouldn't be impressed!
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Yay, perfect cake recipe for DH's birthday tomorrow. He loves carrot cake and I hardly ever make it. And it will have to have cream cheese icing too!!
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I whipped up two batches of this recipe and made 4 carrot cake loaves for a bake sale today :D I used the cream cheese icing but I didn't have any maple syrup :( It was fine without it though ;)
Here is a photo of one loaf :)
Thanks for the recipe, its great!
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Mmmmmm looks great Amy!
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Thanks Suzie!! It smelled amazing ;D
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Made as cupcakes this evening, with the maple syrup icing version. Mmmmmmm
Cooked 190 for 20 mins, swapping trays over half way through, I think I got 22 out of the mix.
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They look yummy Suzie! :D
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Sure did Amy I *had* to taste test one, you know, just to make sure I wasn't about to poison someone. That's just the type of girl I am ;-)
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Yeah, of course, you always have to taste them ;D I call it quality control! ;D
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I'm going to give this a go tomorrow. CP I noticed your's was in a ring tin. How much did you reduce the cooking time?
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Sure did Amy I *had* to taste test one, you know, just to make sure I wasn't about to poison someone. That's just the type of girl I am ;-)
;D ;D ;D
Nice cupcakes Suzie.
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Same time kezza. The ring tin is my fave.
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Made this today in ring tin before I saw your reply CP. I only cooked it for 30mins fan forced. It seemed to be done - I hope so as I am taking it to work for a friend's birthday.