Help please
As part of her wedding cake my Granddaughter has requested I make a carrot cake in the shape of an ampersand. I have searched far and wide for a cake tin in that shape, even trying to find a firm that might make one, but without success. Has anyone any idea how to go about this. I would be eternally grateful
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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on
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Hi Terry. Rather than type the recipe out here, I have added it to the recipe forum in a spreadsheet format as there are quantities for a variety of tin sizes and I thought it would be easier to read that way. Here's a link to the post I have created, and the spreadsheet should download to your pc.
http://www.cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/firm-aromatic-carrot-cake
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Permalink Reply by Mrs Terry Clarke on
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Thanks again Katy for your recipe. Tastes really good, but mine comes out a little dry., Just a couple more questions if you don't mind. The grated carrot is really wet, should I dry it out or use it as is? Also, is coarse or fine grated best? This may be why it's a bit dry as I'm not sure if I'm doing it properly.By the way, I found a lovely man on the internet who has made me a great ampersand template. Not long to go now, so got to get it right!!! Thanks again for your kindness, it is very much appreciated. Bye for now.
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Hi again Terry. Good news about the ampersand template, that should make life a whole lot easier for you!
As for the recipe, it's quite a while now since I last made this one (I tend to go for Betty Crocker box mixes for a quickie carrot cake, it's so delicious!). From memory, I did a fairly coarse grate and yes, I do remember it being fairly wet, but I didn't do anything to dry it out. So I would continue to use as is. With regard to the dryness, I would suggest that it was a little overbaked. This is easily done. So try these little tricks to see if it comes out better.
Put a bowl of cold water in the bottom of the oven while your cake is baking
Your oven temperature may be just a little 'off', try lowering it just a tiny bit
When you take your cake out of the oven and turn it out onto your cooling rack, cover it lightly with a clean tea towel, this will keep the moisture in while it's cooling.
The other thing that occurs to me now that you have a tin in the shape you want, is that you won't need to carve it, so it doesn't need to be so firm. If this recipe isn't working out for you, then you could try Mary Berry's recipe. I love her recipes, they never fail for me! Here's a link to it (and I not she specifically says coarsely grated carrot) -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2335820/Mary-Berry-Spec...
Hope these tips help a bit - good luck!
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Dear Katy, great. Will try your tips. I will let you know after the wedding how things went. Many thanks again for your time.
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Dear Katy, Hello again. Tried yr sugg re water in oven & worked perfectly. Cake is great. I now have a request!! My granddaughter ( bless her !!) has decided she wants bigger!! I'm not too good at adapting cake recipes, so would it be an imposition to ask if you could/would adapt yr ingredients for a 12in/30cm sq tin ,for me? Ingredients only as have yr method. If u can I would be so grateful. Got to get a new tin, too!! Thank you anyway, for all your help. Bye for now, Terry
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Hi Terry - the square 12" quantities are actually on the original spreadsheet as luck would have it! In case you don't have that anymore, here's the link to it again. Should be able to just download it to your computer. If it doesn't, let me know and I can quickly copy and paste the 12" column for you.
By the way, glad to hear the bowl of water tricked worked for you!
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Hello Katy. That's brilliant. Thank you so, so much. Hope not to bother you again!!! Will let you know how it went after the Big Day. Bye for now Terry x
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Not a problem Terry - you are very welcome and happy to help. Look forward to seeing it!
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Hello Katy. Sorry it's taken so long to send this pic. your recipe went down a storm, best cake of all ( there 7 with mine, spelling out Jay & Ant. As you can see, after much trial & error, managed the ampersand !!! Thank you again for all your help.
Katy Nott said:Not a problem Terry - you are very welcome and happy to help. Look forward to seeing it!
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Hi Terry! Man, I had forgotten all about this! So very glad it all worked out for you, jolly well done.
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