Easter baking: carrot cake, matcha cake, and brownie
Since I had so much free time on my hands during Easter, I decided to do some baking (you might have seen it on my Instagram account already). I just don't know how to sit still and do nothing, but it is a form of therapy for me. So, that makes it okay. At home, I found some boxes of cake mix and brownie mix and it was about time that I made them. I am seriously not an experienced baker, so I was really excited when everything turned out well.
After pouring the cake batter in the cake mold, I still had some left, so I made a green tea matcha cake too. I added two tea spoons of sugared matcha powder and it tasted quite good. But as a true green tea fanatic, the green tea flavor was still not strong enough for me. Maybe, I should have added a green tea cream & syrup in the middle or some green tea frosting on top.
I first started with the cake mix that you can buy at the Aldi supermarket.
Albona bakmix voor fijne cake (Aldi supermarket, 400 g, €0.59)
With this cake mix, you can make a fine textured and airy cake. To get the beautiful, bright orange stripe, I added a layer of finely grated, fresh carrot in the middle. I think I saw something like this before in the Albert Heijn supermarket magazine, Allerhande, but I didn't have the recipe anymore. I am not sure if this is how that was done, but it turned out very nice. The carrot softened and turned into a mash, which had the texture of a soft cream. The carrot flavor wasn't too strong, but you could still taste a hint of it. I also sprinkled some crunchy walnuts on top of the cake before baking, as it would probably taste good with the carrot. I think even children would have loved it. I know how hard it is to get them to eat more vegetables. So, a glass of milk and a slice of this cake would be a great after-school snack.After pouring the cake batter in the cake mold, I still had some left, so I made a green tea matcha cake too. I added two tea spoons of sugared matcha powder and it tasted quite good. But as a true green tea fanatic, the green tea flavor was still not strong enough for me. Maybe, I should have added a green tea cream & syrup in the middle or some green tea frosting on top.
As there was still some space in the oven, I also made a simple brownie.