Over the last few weeks, my friend Sara and I have been doing a weekly Bake-Off Challenge over on our Socials. I came up with the idea when I started feeling a bit bored in my kitchen during our lockdown and I wanted to mix up my baking a bit - and at the same time learn some new skills and hone my old ones.
I baked my Classic Carrot Cake, and used Pecans instead of Walnuts
What we decided was, we would bake on Wednesdays, upload our pictures labelled A and B on Thursdays and open voting to all our friends and followers for three days. On Saturdays at 8pm EST, we close voting and tally up the numbers. The winner is announced that night and on Sunday mornings, the winner decides what we create or bake the following week.
The sides of this cake made by Sara looks so delicious!!! I ate nuts for hours after seeing her pictures
Our first week was so exciting. Sara won by a landslide and I totally agree with those who voted for her: her cake looked amazing! We had to bake and put our own spin on a classic: The Carrot Cake.
I used my classic recipe, one I have been baking for years. I changed one thing: I added Pecans instead of Walnuts.
As always, my carrot cake was super moist and yummy!
Of course it was difficult for our voters, because they were voting purely based on looks and presentation. Maybe one day, we can perform a proper bake-off, with an audience and judges who get to taste our bakes too. What do you say, Sara? Would you be up for it?
Look at those layers - no wonder Sara won this round
Check out Round 2 here - Sara chose a Crepe Cake
Have you guys ever watched The Great British Bake-off? What do you think of shows like these? Have you been baking interesting things during the Corona Lockdown? Tell me in the comment section below, I'd love to hear.
Till next time, Lovelies, keep baking!
Zee
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