What Are You Baking? December 2023

Cooking Discussions Baking, Sweets
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I made this Brazilian style carrot cake. It was delicious. It’s completely different from American style carrot cakes, which is a good thing in my view. In fact when I offer people a slice I just say is a Brazilian cake with chocolate icing. If I say carrot cake, it confuses peoples’ palates.

This cake is subtly flavored and has a wonderful texture. It’s moist and a little bit spongy.

I checked it when it was in the oven for 35 minutes and it was done. In fact, I should have taken it out a few minutes earlier.

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For supper tonight, i baked a tourtiere. This is a recipe given to me a long time ago when I lived in Montréal. I worked with a french canadian woman who came from a small town near Quebec City. Tourtiere is 100% Pork, has nutmeg, ginger, cloves,salt and pepper, breadcrumbs and a secret an ing

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redient, and a bottle of dark ale. Happy New Year fellow bakers. May your troubles be as short as new year resolutions.

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January thread up here! Happy new year to all!

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