Recipe Remix: Granola topped Carrot Cakes

Granola topped Carrot Cake

I thought for this recipe remix that I would combine two of my loves; carrot cake and granola!  It also turned out that I had some granola that I made during the week left over so it worked out perfectly.  These little cakes are moist, crunchy on top and super delicious!

The original carrot cake recipe can be found here.  However for this recipe, I swapped the olive oil for macadamia oil.  It has given it a lovely nutty flavour and I would highly recommend it.  Just to recap, here are the ingredients that you will need!

Ingredients for carrot cake:

3 good sized carrots grated (you want about a cup of carrot)

1/2 cup of olive oil - I used macadamia oil

3/4 cup of light brown sugar

1 cup of self raising flour

1/4 cup of chopped walnuts (you can add extra if you like the crunch!)

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon of allspice or to taste

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Mix the sugar, eggs and oil together (I did this on a low setting in the kitchenaid mixer)

Add carrot and flour and mix again.

Stir through walnuts.

Add mixture to 12 muffin tin, that has been prepared with paper cases.

Sprinkle granola on top.

Cook at about 170-180 degrees celsius for approx 20 minutes.

Here they are just before going in the oven!

For the granola recipe, you can find one of my basic granola recipes here.  If you are anything like me, you generally make granola each week and have it on hand!  You could also use a bought granola too. These didn't last long in our house!  They are moist and not too sweet - they definitely hit the spot if you are craving cake.

Enjoy!!!

Recipe Remix: Choc Chip Hedgehog...

I needed to make something quick and delicious for The Biggest Morning Tea to be held at my husbands work.  Yes, I did get a text message from Mark and I knew that he was hoping that I would offer to make something!  (good wife I am - he he!)  Anyway, as we have been super busy during the week I wanted to make something that was quick and no bake but that was full of chocolatey goodness!  This resulted in the Recipe Remix of the standard Hedgehog slice into a Choc Chip Hedgehog!

You can find the original recipe here, it's pretty simple and I was lucky that I had all the ingredients in my pantry.

The only remix for this recipe was to add a good sprinkle of chocolate chips over the top of the slice as soon as it has gone in the pan and quickly push them in with a spoon.  The result is extra chocolatey and a good crunch when you bite the slice!  I find that with this recipe, you can cut the slice into smaller squares as it's a little bit more 'rich' in flavour and texture.  A great little sweet treat with your coffee!

Enjoy!
Miss Mardi xxx

Recipe Remix: Teeny, tiny carrot cakes... with a ginger twist!

So you know these teeny, tiny carrot cakes that I love to make?  Well, I decided to add a little fresh ginger twist to them!  It is super delicious and makes them lovely and fragrant too.  If you follow the basic carrot cake recipe ( I posted it here) and add a good tablespoon of freshly grated ginger to the batter, you too will have the ginger twist too!  Just make sure that you use one of those fine ginger graters, you don't want big chunks in your little cakes!

Recipe Remix: A nutty take on Anzac biscuits...

I really do love Anzac biscuits. I picked up a large packet of macadamia nuts really cheaply at the supermarket and I've been trying to think of what to make with them!

I decided to lightly roast some of the macadamia nuts in the oven for a few minutes, crush a little bit and add about 1/2 cup of them to my existing Anzac biscuit recipe. Click here to get a refresher on the recipe!

The result? Pretty darn delicious! I don't think that they will be lasting long in our house. I think I've already eaten three!