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Monday, January 4, 2010

Carrot Cake


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGHHH.....
I am so exhausted. I am so tired. I just need to relax but that just sounded so impossible to my ears! Reality check... Yes, it is IMPOSSIBLE. I have loads of clothes to sort out, house to put back in order and documents to sort. How I wish I have a genie who can help me, just by snapping her fingers.... haha..... dream on mama....

Anyway, let me just roughly recall what I had done these couple of days. Last Thursday, brought the kids to IOI Mall to watch AVATAR. It's a nice movie with beautiful and colorful sceneries...making me feel like I am in there! The kids enjoyed the movie as well. Was planning to go and watch another movie the next day but I had adhoc orders from Nora. This is Nora's third time ordering from me and I don't mind helping her out even though given such short notice, because she's such a lovely customer. Not fussy at all, which makes my ideas flow easier. She had asked for 50 pieces cupcakes and a carrot cake. She just told me that she's taking the cakes to a party for her nephew who excelled in his PMR recently. Not specific design requested, alhamdulillah.... less stress less tense! That's for the cupcakes but not the carrot cake! I told Nora that I am not good at decorating a whole cake and I don't really know which carrot cake should I bake. But Nora said she's very confident that I'll manage! Funny, how people have great trust in me and I am still not confident with myself! Yeah...that's MamaFaMi for sure! I must go to a motivational camps huh? Hahaha....

So here are the cupcakes that I had baked for Nora and alhamdulillah she's okay with them..... I just love to see the looks on her daughter's and niece's face when they saw the cakes. Thanks again Nora for ordering and really hope that you're satisfied with the taste as well as the look... mama jual ye....





As for the carrot cake, I took the recipe from Rinn's fotopages. Thanks Rinn for the lovely recipe. When I tasted a slice, I said to myself... who said MamaFaMi doesn't like Carrot Cakes! *wink*



This cake weights about 2.4kg


CARROT APPLE CAKE

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon powder
a pinch of salt
3 /4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup castor sugar (or less)
4 eggs
1 cup corn oil
100g margarine ~ melted
200g grated carrots
150g grated green apples
30g roughly ground almonds

CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

250g cream cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cups icing sugar ~ sifted
1 teaspoon lemon juice

* Mix all the ingredients and beat till light and fluffy. Spread onto cake.

Method :

1. Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon powder and salt into the mixing bowl.
2. Add in the rest of the cake ingredients.
3. Stir on slow for one minute and medium speed for another 2 minutes.
4. Grease a 9 inch baking tin with butter and line with greaseproof paper. Pour the mixture into the tin.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on your oven.
6. Once baked, leave to cool completely before spreading with cream cheese frosting.


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21 comments:

  1. Nice design....all of them. Getting very creative-la nowadays...salute toing..toing..toing!!

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  2. WOW!!! I can't take away my eyes from those gorgeous CCs and Carrot Cake! Looks so yummy! ;)

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  3. mama ni walaupon jarang deko..tp kalo sekali deko tu mmg gempaq...cantik sesangat..

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  4. Those are beautiful cuppies indeed! same goes for the carrot cake..BTW, need to ask u something...will email k?

    Yat

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  5. cantikkkkkkk...la sis n that carrot cake!!!!I can't resist them...
    hello there..happy new year to you n family.

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  6. salam mama...
    Simple and sweet lah mama deco cake, se "sweet" mamafami (waaa..kembang nampak)....Jom pantun..

    KEK CARROT BERHIAS INDAH
    KEK CAWAN NAMPAK MERIAH
    HIASAN SIMPLE TAPI TAK MUDAH
    KALAU LUU BERANI CUBA TRY LAH!!!

    Syabas beteh...inspektor sahab banyak hepi sama mama!!...hahaha

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  7. I love carrot cakes. Yours look really delish...

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  8. Salam mama! Salam tahun baru buat mama!! misssss mama so mch!! cantek deco mama walau simple tp nmpk sweet... :-)

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  9. Mama, you are so humble, your deco are so adorable and compared to me no deco skill at all, tgn Along ni keras mcm robot jer....hehe. Most of all your deco is so original, I like the whole carrot cake - simple but kreatip. Well done!

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  10. oh carrot cake... ada gak lunch gi secret recipe makan kek ni karang (cukup ke, eh?)

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  11. simple,cantik & kemas cc mama tuh..design kek carot mama membuat ku jatuh chenta jer..kOi skrg ne pon dh jatuh chenta dgn kek karot ne..cantik mama deko kek karot tuh lau kOi kompem sememeh xpandai nak frosting...

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  12. Muna :
    Thank you thank you thank you.... kalau compare dengan sifu punya, baru betul macam langit dan bumi! Hihihi....

    LOVE2COOK :
    Thank you Love...

    umieaisyah :
    Alhamdulillah, mama telah dapat melunaskan amanah yang telah dipertanggungjawabkan...

    Yat Maria :
    Thanks Yat. The cake is lovely... mild carrot taste. The taste of carrots, apples and almonds, blended well...hence makes it yummy! Worth trying!

    MAK TEH :
    Thank you Mak Teh. Happy new year to you and your family too....

    Mat Gebu :
    Waalaikumussalam Mat. Wah... baikkkk punya 'angkat' aaa... sib baik kembang seteko je. Kalau kembang setaman, parah tu!

    KEK CARROT SEDAP RASANYA
    SIAPA TAK CUBA, MEMANGLAH RUGI
    AMBOI MAT, JACK MA BAIK PUNYA
    NASIB BAIK MA MASIH SEDAR DIRI!

    Alamak Mat dah jadi Hindustan ler plak..... menangis Shah Rukh Khan dan Salman Khan sebab Mat Gebu Khan dah take over!

    ?peachkins? :
    Do give it a try dear, you won't regret!

    ijayuji :
    Waalaikumussalam. Selamat tahun baru buat Ika sekeluarga. Biasa -biasa je deco mama tu.... jadilahhhh

    HomeKreation :
    Bukan humble dear, tapi kalau nak sapu atas kek besar, memang tak berapa nak cantik... tak licin macam orang lain punya, sampai leh jadi cam cermin! Hehehe... Tapi alhamdulillah lah... bolehlah diterima kannn.... Tak pe Along... deco tak cantik pun tak kisah, janji rasanya debomb kan...

    kucingorengemok :
    Kalau tak ada kat Secret Recipe, nanti balik rumah, kenalah godak sendiri ye....

    kOi :
    Terima kasih kOi. Itu je la yang termampu mama buat. Sememeh juga tu, tapi mama cover line dengan melakar lace kat boarder tu... hehehe...

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  13. salam mama,
    thanks for nice and superlicious cakes. all my family members( not only the kids buat mak bapak pun) enjoy the cakes hmmmmm esp carrot cake! so yummy.
    saya beli ye...
    sorry yea...sbb suka sgt buat last minute call order hehehe

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  14. cantiiikkkkkkkkkkkk sangat dah cc mama skang ni. Teruja kita tgk. Carrot cake tu, uhhhhhh mencengkam jiwa, merobek hati pasal tak pat rasa....tahniah tahniah!!! Cantik!!!

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  15. salam mamaFaMi..terliurnya akak tenguk kek kamu ni..apasal tak hantar sikit kat akak..

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  16. mama..dat carrot cake...hah! m gonna dream 'bout it...'bilalah mama nk anta ni..' hehee

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  17. Hello Mamfami, wow! Can see you have a Black Belt in making cakes.
    The cakes here are outstanding! You are good. They're too beautiful to eat, ha ha.
    They sure will go well with iced coffee, ha ha.

    By the way, minum Chinese green tea to relax, you'll not only feel good, but refreshed.
    But not sure bila minum nampak dua bulan, ha ha.
    You have fun and keep well, best regards, Lee.

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  18. yum yum... this looks delicious. will definitely try it :) thankls for posting the recipe

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  19. salam mama..lama x mai sini..mama ni mmglah sesekali deko..mmg meletopzzz...cantik dan berseri...kek karot tu npk sedap bangetlah mama

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  20. atte bila nak merasa nih? asik dok geram je kat deco ma..selayang boleh kasi delivery? keh keh keh..

    -nabialishad

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  21. nora ruslan :
    Waalaikumussalam Nora. Thanks you so much for always supporting me and what's more important, for always having faith in me. Walaupun Nora selalu bikin gempaq tapi syukur alhamdulillah mama dapat memikul tanggungjawab yang telah diberikan. Cabaran gak tu namanya... Tapi Nora ni best, tak cerewet, itu yang senang idea mama nak flow.

    AbbotCottage :
    Terima kasih Abbot. Ini jelah hasil dari kerastanganku ini... hihihi....

    kak ina kl :
    Waalaikumussalam Kak Ina. Hmm kita jawab soalan dengan soalan eh... apasal akak tak datang sini ambik? Hehehe.... Kan ke Imran dah ajak akak gi rumah 'Abang ada PS3 ' tuuuu....

    Jun :
    Jun, alang alang dream about carrot cake, jangan dream terima je tau, dream siap makan sekali... then let me know the taste ye... hihihi...

    Uncle Lee :
    Not black yet la Uncle Lee....baru kelabu (grey)... hahaha... still a long way to go..if I larat to go la... otherwise, stay grey belt pun okaylahhhhh. Green tea eh? Must give it a try la. Thanks so much for the tips. Wah, sudah jadi Tabib pulak ye....

    Julie :
    Thanks Julie for dropping by. Do give it a try. The taste is just right for me...

    kzai :
    Waalaikumussalam KZai. Deco mama ni biasa biasa je Kzai... ikut kerastangan mama ni je ha...

    -nabialishad :
    Ate... asik ngendeng kat sini je, mana nak dapat. Marilah rumah! Selayang tarak delivery, very the sorry aaa.....

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