Following Sunday's disaster with my badly turned out cake, I thought "you know what, practice makes perfect so I'm go to show these carrots who the boss is!" And boy did I show them.
So I tweaked the cooking time a little bit. Last time i had baked for 30 minutes but this time I opted to let the cake bake for 45 minutes. I then let it cool for 20 minutes before turning it out.
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| Well turned out Carrot cake |
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| I'm really proud |
I enjoyed making this bit! I found baking was almost like engineering, so it felt just like when I'm busy with a design that is going well. The cakes were like the mechanical parts I spend all day designing, making the icing bit felt like I was back in the lab working on my nano-composites. And finally, putting the cake together and icing it was like an assembly drawing :)
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| The base |
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| Assembled success |
Although my icing is still not on par - I just can't seem to get my my cottage cheese to be as smooth with the butter as it is without, and by the time the icing sugar goes in things had already gone bad. All in all I'm pleased with the result. Unlike with the first attempt, the reviews were great - "I like the walnuts in there, and the balance of the spices with the carrots is beautiful". So, yes, finally "success"!!!
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| Side view of the iced carrot cake |
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| Top view of the iced carrot cake |
Even if I do say so myself, this cake was absolutely moist, fragrant and delicious. Now onto another recipe when I find the time between work.....
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| Iced carrot cake |
Don't forget to cover your cake before letting the icing set in the refrigerator.
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| Successful ending |
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