Carrot Cake!!!!

Today I made carrot cake but I did not photograph it because I made it for my brother's wedding on Saturday. I had never made carrot cake before and I was a little hesitant to make it but the recipe I chose was highly recommended by my cousin, so I did it. I tasted a little crumb of it, it is good. The next couple days I have to finish the cake, put frosting and fondant on it, and decorate it, then on Saturday I will present it to them. BTW my soon-to-be-sister-in-law got the cake toppers for the cake, they are of a man fishing with a wedding band and a bride being hooked.

Anyway, the recipe is as follows.

Carrot Cake.

4 eggs
1 1/2 cups good tasting vegetable oil (very important)
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 cups finely chopped carrots

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Beat the eggs and the oil in an electric mixer until combined. In a separate bowl combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Grate, chop, or use your blender/food processor to cut the carrots.
Add the dry ingredients to the mixer slowly. Let mix until combined, then add the chopped carrots. Mix well.
Prepared your cake pans with spray and parchment paper and split the batter between them. I did two 9 inch round pans and two 6 inch round pans for this recipe.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 mins, check with a tooth pick and let cool on wire racks.

Finish your cake with a good cream cheese frosting and enjoy!!!


Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup butter (softened)
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Mix the butter and the cream cheese then add the vanilla, and powdered sugar.


Now you can enjoy!!!!

White Cake!!!

Okay so I did not make this cake recently, I made it in march for my brothers birthday. He is in New Mexico so he couldn't try it but the rest of the family did and I think that it was delicious.

To Begin, Clean your Kitchen.



Then put on your Apron.



Then you can start your cake just read through the recipe first and a few times.

White Cake Recipe

1 1/2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sugar(for egg whites)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups plus 2 Tablespoons AP flour
6 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/4 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
6-8 large egg whites (3/4 cup)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 - 9x2in round cake pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and line each with a round of parchment paper.

Instructions

1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and 2 cups of sugar at high speed until lighter in color and fluffy.

2. Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt on to a piece of parchment paper.

3. Mix the milk and vanilla together in a bowl.

4. Add the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients alternatively to the batter, ending with the dry ingredients.

5. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy.

6. Add the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form.

7. Slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

8. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold a little of the egg whites into the batter, then add the remaining whites, until just combined.

DO NOT OVER MIX THE BATTER OR ELSE IT WILL DEFLATE!

9. Pour the batter into the pans equally, and bake for 25-35 mins (check it after 25 mins), until the cake tester/tooth pick comes out clean.

10. Cool the cakes for 15 mins in their pans then turn out on to wire racks to cool completely. Prepare the cake how you want to or layer and frost.

Collect your ingredients,



and preheat your oven.



Prepare your pans.




Beat the butter and sugar.



Sift together the dry ingredients. (I do not have a sift so I mixed them alternatively with the flour.)



Mix the milk and the vanilla.



Add the dry and the wet ingredients alternatively, end with the dry ingredients.



In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy, then add the cream of tartar until soft peaks form, then add the 1/2 cup of sugar until stiff peaks form.



Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in egg whites.



Pour batter into pans and put into oven.



While waiting for the cake to bake, clean your kitchen and do the dishes. And wait until you can test the cake with a toothpick.



Cool the cakes in the pans 15 mins, then cool them completely out of the pan, then prepare the cake, stack them, and frost them. Then prepare your fondant and cover the cake, That's what I did.



This is my finished Cake!!! Happy Birthday Brother!!!



I video called my brother on Skype so he did get to see this cake and I put pictures up on Facebook too. When he comes up for his wedding he will get an even better cake, YAY!!!

Thanks for reading!!!