Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[The Dogmother]

I can't find my recipe for carrot cake it had walnuts in it and was really moist; does anyone have a recipe that they can recommend?

[Martin B]

I'm looking for one too. [/i]

[spott]

i got one, it also has pinapple chunks in it, but it gave me food poisoning, or actually the ising/frosting did. it is also wheat-free. do you dtill want it?

[The Dogmother]

Erm,... no thanks

 

But thanks for the thought.

[Martin B]

[Trish]

Here one I use sometimes, sounds oily but it comes out buttery and moist and we really like it.

 

Carrot cake

10oz castor sugar

8floz sunflower oil

3 eggs

6oz flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp salt

8oz grated carrots

4oz chopped walnuts or pecans

 

For the frosting

3oz cream cheese

1 1/2oz butter

3tbsp icing sugar

 

set oven to 350F, 175C, gas mark 4

Put sugar in a bowl and stir in the oilbreak in the eggs one at a time and beat until each egg is well amalgamated. In another bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Add these a spoon at a time to the first mixture. Finally stir in the carrots and nuts.

Put the mixture in a lined tin and bake for 70-80 minutes.

 

For the frosting

Beat the cream chees till soft cut the butter into small piece and mash it into the cheese, when well blended stir in the sugar. Once cake is cold spoon frosting over the cake.

[The Dogmother]

Thanks very much for that Trish - I'll print it off and have a go - will report back (if it's rubbish, then I can blame it on you ). I remember that the recipe I had used roughly that amount of oil too.

[Trish]

Blame what you like on me Clare, my children agree I am the source of all evil

[The Dogmother]

That's what being a Mum is all about, isn't it?

 

Thanks again Trish, I'll make it this weekend I think.

[Martin B]

Thanks from me too Trish. I'll try and make some when I get a spare moment.

[Trish]

Martin do you want to do a house swap and I'll send my boys to live at your jouse for a few weeks, months, years

 

 

 

(Honestly I do love my boys very much they are just all at a very prickly stage at the mo. Bad enough when they do it one a once but three together is driving me nuts)

[theherd123]

Trish just book yourself into the nearest Spa for a day of pampering and forget all about them for a while - sounds like you need it!

[Trish]

That's one of the reasons I'm doing the massage course, at the mo we are practising on each other. Plus I'm going for a massage once a month just for me. A couple of years at a Spa sounds great though thanks for the thought Emma

[The Dogmother]

Thanks for the recipe Trish - it turned absolutely beautifully and there's only a quarter left now! I was talking to Phil while I made the icing though, and wasn't paying attention, so it's a tad runny

 

Ta everso