I hope you brought enough for all of us Lucky Star???

Graeme

Maple cottage - It's 180 oC

Maple cottage - It's 180 oC

Ah great, now I can get baking then

Uhm does anyone know how much flour and baking powder I should use instead of selfraising flour?? We dont have selfraisingflour in Denmark

Add 1tsp of baking power to 200g / 8oz plain flour

Graeme (who makes a mean cake)

Heres one I use

Carrot Cake

14 ounces of carrots, scrubbed
2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of crushed pineapple, well drained
1/4 cup of minced walnuts

Frosting;
One 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup of (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups of confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Fifteen minutes before baking, place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350ºF. Butter 10 inch spring-form pan. Shred carrots, should have 3 cups. Mix sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add carrots, then flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Fold in pineapple and nuts. Transfer batter to pan and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes clean (70 minutes). Cool on wire rack. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well. Spread over cake. Garnish sides with walnuts. Refrigerate.