joy of baking

if someone said, "this website is so cool.best gile dowh!" 4 out 5 people will instantly check them out. (tipu je,statistik rekaan sendiri). that's actually what happen when i told my sister i want to bake something, she suggested this website, joyofbaking.com, sebab ada video sekali. so kita pun (nyanyi rap) cek cek cek it out,brotha! 


actually there's a lot of baking and cooking website with tutorials, but i like this one because:
- takde jump, dia tunjuk semuanya, termasuk batter tu tumpah2
- cool gila mesin-mesin dia, (teringat dulu mak tanya nak stand ke hand mixer. i pick hand mixer, sebab saya penakut benda alah yg canggih sgt mcm stand mixer tu, takut bunyi kuat dia, takut gak kalau pusing laju sgt sampai terpelanting.)
- dia punya chef tu macam rupa mak-mak aje, not in a negative way. mak in the way that, first impression tgk dia, memang tau dia pandai buat kek. dia nampak sangat pro, expert dan sgt berpengalaman. zap zip zap siap kek sebijik.
- makcik tu cute & kelakar, walaupun dia tak buat lawak.
- dia tak garang mcm gordon ramsay, tapi apahal pulak tetiba nak garang kan.
- and because of the recipes, obviously!


maka, suatu hari, saya pun cubalah, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

full recipe here, joyofbaking.com

bunyi macam, huh, carrot? but, like that woman said, "you don't really taste the carrot in it, but the sweetness of the carrot." don't worry if you are not a vege lover. this would not be a problem, provided you are a cake lover,too.

the original ingredients:

Carrot Cake Recipe:
1 cup (100 grams)pecans or walnuts
3/4 pound (340 grams) raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated)
2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated white sugar
1 cup (240 ml) safflower, vegetable or canola oil(or other flavorless oil)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces (227 grams)cream cheese, room temperature
2cups (230 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing)sugar,sifted
1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest(outer yellow skin) (optional)

of course lah, bila version sendiri, mesti secara tak langsung ada modification sana sini ikut kesesuaian keadaan, kurang berpengalaman, kurang kreatif tatahias dan ikut suka hati. jadi lah begini..

my modifications:

- cream cheese 250g,  habiskan seketul terus

- unsalted butter lebih skit sebab cheese lebih, buat nisbah ikut logik sendiri, end up memang terlebih sudah cream cheese frosting dia..

- icing sugar 1 1/2 cups je sebab dah manis gilos, makcik suka makan manis kot. lepas ni kat kek pun kena kurangkan gula sebab carrot tu memang dah manis.

- tak pakai lemon, tapi pakai lime, sebab orang melayu. hehe. padahal mahal dan takut bazir, nak pakai sebijik je. tapi tak amik kulit dia, amik jus dia, makcik kata macam tu pun boleh jugak. 

- mungkin jugak terlebih manis sebab tak pakai pecans or walnuts, sebab mahal jugak, nak pakai almonds yg sedia ada kat rumah, tapi hangus terbakarrr because of unattended baking,muahahaa

macam ada art kat situ kankankan 

twister vroom vroom

next time i'll do better. maybe kalau tak pakai cream cheese, just sift icing sugar je on top of the cake. or add more cinnamon.

aaaah sekarang gila baking daaa... 

cuba tengok key lime pie or apple pie pulak, macam best lah!