This morning I got up early to bake some cakes to take to a business meeting.
First up, some carrot and cardamom cupcakes. I needed to get these made first as they need to be iced. And to be iced, they need to be cold. I had weighed out most of the ingredients last night, but the carrots needed to be peeled and grated immediately before using. Eventually, they were in the oven.
While they were cooking, I started to make the second batch, Banana and Cinnamon Muffins. Everything was going well, although I had to steal half a banana set aside for DH breakfast to make up the required 400g. The Buttermilk was still in the fridge from last week's butter making.... it's started to sour, so I hope it's OK in this recipe. Again, I had made weighed out the dry ingredients last night. I had got to the last step (mixing in the mashed bananas) and the cupcakes were still in the oven. I only have one deep bun tin, so I cleared up.
Cupcakes were done, out of the tray, put the tray to cool, carried on clearing up. I'm not normally an especially messy cake cook, but because I had weighed out so much last night, I had debris everywhere.
Eventually the tin was cool enough for me to put out the muffin cases, and away we went. I had my shower and got dressed while they were baking.
The muffin recipe says cook for 20-30 mins. I had set the timer for 20 mins, and they weren't quite done. Another 5. Then I was casually reading through the recipe, and I realised that they were on the same heat as the cupcakes (equiv gas mark 4), and they should have been lower. Bother.
I turned the temperature down. Futile, I know. The next time I tested them, the skewer came out clean...so they are sitting in the muffin tin now, cooling slightly, before I turn them out on to a baking sheet.
They smell OK.
I'm normally quite good at cakes, not sure what has happened! Never mind, if they don't turn out right I can turn them into emergency trifle bases.
First up, some carrot and cardamom cupcakes. I needed to get these made first as they need to be iced. And to be iced, they need to be cold. I had weighed out most of the ingredients last night, but the carrots needed to be peeled and grated immediately before using. Eventually, they were in the oven.
While they were cooking, I started to make the second batch, Banana and Cinnamon Muffins. Everything was going well, although I had to steal half a banana set aside for DH breakfast to make up the required 400g. The Buttermilk was still in the fridge from last week's butter making.... it's started to sour, so I hope it's OK in this recipe. Again, I had made weighed out the dry ingredients last night. I had got to the last step (mixing in the mashed bananas) and the cupcakes were still in the oven. I only have one deep bun tin, so I cleared up.
Cupcakes were done, out of the tray, put the tray to cool, carried on clearing up. I'm not normally an especially messy cake cook, but because I had weighed out so much last night, I had debris everywhere.
Eventually the tin was cool enough for me to put out the muffin cases, and away we went. I had my shower and got dressed while they were baking.
The muffin recipe says cook for 20-30 mins. I had set the timer for 20 mins, and they weren't quite done. Another 5. Then I was casually reading through the recipe, and I realised that they were on the same heat as the cupcakes (equiv gas mark 4), and they should have been lower. Bother.
I turned the temperature down. Futile, I know. The next time I tested them, the skewer came out clean...so they are sitting in the muffin tin now, cooling slightly, before I turn them out on to a baking sheet.
They smell OK.
I'm normally quite good at cakes, not sure what has happened! Never mind, if they don't turn out right I can turn them into emergency trifle bases.
