Carrot & Raisins Cupcake, the recipe

Ingredients for 12 cupcakes:

1. Butter, softened – 125 gr. 
2. Brown sugar – 110 gr. 
3. Eggs (at room temperature) – 3 
4. White flour – 175 gr. 
5. Baking powder – 13 gr. 
6. Milk – 2 tablespoons 
7. Carrots (grated) – 180 gr. 
8. Walnuts (finely grated) – 35 gr. 
9. Raisins – 80 gr. (a tea cup) 
10. Grated orange peel – 1/3 orange 
11. Cinnamon – 1 tea spoon 

For the frosting:

1. Creamed cheese – 200 gr. 
2. Honey – 2 tablespoons 
3. Grated orange peel – 1/3 orange

Preparation method:

1. Take the butter and the eggs out of the fridge at least 3 hours before the preparation. 
2. Put the butter and the sugar in a bowl and beat them with a mixer (on high speed) for 3-5 minutes. 
3. Add the eggs, one at a time in the bowl, while beating the mixture with the mixer (on high speed). 
4. Add the milk with a spoon. The milk should be warm, to avoid curdling of the mix. Beat with a mixer (on high speed). 
5. Mix the flour, the baking powder and the cinnamon in a separate bowl , screen the mix and add the grated orange peel and the finely grated wallnuts. Gradually add this mix into the mix of butter, sugar and eggs, beating with the mixer (on slow speed), until homogeneous. 
6. Soak the raisins in lukewarm water for 2-3 minutes. Strain them off and dry them well. 
7. Turn the mixer off and add the grated carrots and the raisins to the mix. Stir thoroughly with a spoon. 
8. Pour the batter into the prepared paper cups in a cupcake baking dish. Bake them in a preheated oven (if it’s an oven with e heater – bake at 190 degrees, if it’s a convection oven – bake at 170 degrees). Bake the cupcakes for 20-24 min. until slightly brownish. 
9. Take the cupcakes out of the baking dish and place them on an iron cooling rack to cool down for a while. 
10. Decorate the top of the cupcakes with an icing made of creamed cheese, honey and grated orange peel.

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Pumpkin and Walnuts cupcake, the recipe

Ingredients for 12 cupcakes:

1. Butter, softened – 125 gr. 
2. Brown sugar – 125 gr. 
3. Eggs (at room temperature) – 2 
4. White flour – 125 gr. 
5. Baking powder – 8 gr. 
6. Pumpkin (grated)– 200 gr. 
7. Walnuts (roughly grated) – 35 gr. 
8. Cinnamon – ½ tea spoon 
9. Nutmeg – a pinch 
10. Ginger – a pinch 

For the frosting:
Powdered sugar – 250 gr.
Butter – 125 gr.
Creamed cheese – 200 gr.

Preparation method:

1. Take the butter and the eggs out of the fridge at least 3 hours before the preparation. 
2. Put the butter and the sugar in a bowl and beat them with a mixer (on high speed) for 3 minutes. 
3. Add the eggs, one at a time in the bowl, while beating the mixture with the mixer (on high speed). 
4. Mix the flour with the baking powder and the spices in a separate bowl, sieve them and gradually add them to the butter, sugar and eggs batter. Mix them on low speed of the mixer until homogeneous. 
5. Turn the mixer off and add the grated pumpkin and the walnuts to the mix. Stir thoroughly with a spoon. 
6. Pour the batter into the prepared paper cups in a cupcake baking dish. Bake them in a preheated oven (if it’s an oven with e heater – bake at 190 degrees, if it’s a convection oven – bake at 170 degrees). Bake the cupcakes for 18 -22 min. until golden. 
7. Take the cupcakes out of the baking dish and place them on an iron cooling rack to cool down for a while. 
8. Decorate the top of the cupcakes with an icing made of the powdered sugar, butter and creamed cheese. You can use a little sugar paste to shape small sugar pumpkins as additional decoration. 

Bon appetite! 

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Just Google it or Take A Google

Everybody who uses internet knows what Google is.
It is something that has started as an idea for a quick and intuitive search engine that can deliver the best results and nowadays it has become a philosophy and a modern lifestyle.

Google also knows what Take a Cake is.
Not just as a common search result, but as an easy, practical and comfortable way to add good taste to our everyday life or special event.

We are happy to announce that it was our pleasure to make the cupcakes for a Google event "Free Google Search Advanced & Display Advanced Exam Training", organized by Betahouse. The event took place on 4-5 Sept. 2012 at Betahouse.
So, the company which helps us in so many ways in our everyday living, became our corporate client!

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