Baking Workshop 5/29, Monday Morning

[absolutesnark]

Piper smiled at the students as they arrived. "Just so you all are clear, none of my ingredients are demonic. I know some of you were wondering last week."

She couldn't help snickering a little before pointing out the carrot cake sitting on the counter in front of her. "We're going to make carrot cake today. As you can see, I made one for the class. Feel free to take a slice."

She gave each student a list of ingredients and instructions. "I'll be around if you have any questions. Good luck."



Equipment Needed

Mixer

Paper Plates

Grater

Measuring Cups

Measuring Spoons

Spatula

Non-stick cooking spray

Cooling Rack


Ingredients

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Corn Oil

3 Eggs

1 Can Pineapple (15oz)

2 Cups Grated Carrots

2 Cups White Raisins

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 Cups Toasted pecans

3 Cups Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 Cup Powdered Sugar (for lemon icing)

2 Lemons (for lemon icing)


Instructions

Mix together until well blended:

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Corn Oil

3 Eggs

1 Can Pineapple (15oz)

2 Cups Grated Carrots

2 Cups White Raisins

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 Cups Toasted pecans


Pre-heat oven to 350F


Mix together on a paper plate:

3 Cups Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Baking Soda


Spray your cake pan with cooking spray, make sure you cover all the inside of the cake pan.

Pour the cake batter into the cake pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour.


Make icing while the cake is in the oven:

Take your two lemons and grate 1 teaspoon lemon peel.

Juice the two lemons that you just finished grating.

Mix together:

1 teaspoon lemon zest

Juice of the Two Lemons

2 Cups powdered sugar


Cut the cake loose once it's finished baking.

Take a knife and cut the edge of the cake loose from the pan around the outside and around the center stem.

Shake the cake back and forth until it seems to be detached form the pan.

Now put a cooling rack on top of the cake and then flip it over.

Remove the cake pan and let the carrot cake cool.

Add the icing to your carrot cake.



[ooc: ingredients and instructions from here and here.]

Comments

Re: Bake

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Never got out of the development stage," Jude replied, slumping a little. "Had somethin' to do with havin' to turn a profit at the Stick-It. But that's a great idea, bra."

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow smiled. "Thanks. It's a creative idea. The soup thing, I mean. Did your boss appreciate that at least?"

Ingredients mixed, she put them all into the pan and the pan into the pre-heated oven.

Re: Bake

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"I never met my boss, actually." Jude smoothed down his eggshell- and lump-free batter in the pan. "I was hired over the phone and then when I called my manager's number I got the store. Where I was the only one working. So I guess I was my own boss?"

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Even better," Willow pointed out. "That looks great on a college resume. Makes you look all mature and ready for whatever scary thing will get thrown at you, like thesis papers."

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Guess you're right about that," Jude chuckled, sliding his pan into the oven. "Never really thought about the college or university thing."

Re: Bake

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow looked a little uncomfortable, but quickly tried to hide it. "I do. I'm big into the whole learning thing. Plus I'll have to try really hard to make sure that when I get out of here I go somewhere other than UC Sunnydale."

Which had the benefit of being true, at least.

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"I should probably start thinkin' about that, too," Jude mused. "But Toronto's got so many universities and colleges I'm bound to get into at least one of 'em."

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I've never been to Canada," Willow said. "Do you like it?"

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I like it fine," he shrugged. "But I never been to the States before I came to Fandom so I don't have a real basis for comparison."

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"What brought you to Fandom?" Willow asked.

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"A combination of parents, bad marks, and the mall," Jude replied mellowly, unconcerned.

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"My folks sent me here too," Willow said. "They thought it'd be safer than my old school."