This blog is dedicated to Georgie. Thank you for a lovely time together. Happy times are ahead for you in Australia, Keep being your awesome self please. Adventure is calling!
‘If you ever feel like a cake, stop yourself, have a carrot!’
Miranda
Series 3
4th August 2024
Hi guys,
It’s been a while, since I saw you in the Reading Corner. How are you doing?
I hope you are enjoying the Summer?
Today we will be taking a look at some Carrot Cake! My lovely PA Georgie made this with me back in April.
Before we see that recipe though, I want to take you back to 28th April 2024. I know that was even prior to our last chat… BUT. I turned 25! It’s backwards from here. I got to spend a lovely day with my family in Honiton and I had an awesome cake and roast dinner. The cake was made by a lovely lady called Holly. I promise I had my lunch the right way round. Savoury first. I call this birthday the birthday of spuds because it was a ‘serve yourself’ carvery. However, they had run out of roast potatoes, so naturally we asked for more. THREE full plates turned up!
Left to right
Cathy, Mo, Me, Mum, Dad, Mike and Barbara at the Otter Inn, Honiton
Nicki, another of my fabulous PA’s came as well. She is behind the camera.
My amazing Dad with my 25th cake
Me and the cake of dreams
Me and my wonder Mum
The beautiful copy of David Copperfield was a birthday prezzie and I got so many other lovely things, including a National Trust Cake book, a laminator for some of my artwork, a bath bomb, and a GORGEOUS copy of Les Miserables to remember my remarkable Nana by! I can’t wait to review that in her memory. Miss you Nana.
Date Made: 16th April 2024
Yum stars *** but **** if you eat it hot.
From one cake to another.
Recipe
Carrot Cake Baked Oats
Song
Horse You Could Be Forgiven
Equipment
Oven
Oven proof dish
Fork to mash with
Knife
Grater
Blender if you want to blend the oats instead
Skewer to check it comes out cooked!
Ingredients
1 cup oats
1 cup oat flour you can blend the oats if this is easier
2 ripe bananas mashed
1 carrot grated
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup almond milk
½ cup pecans chopped (optional)
Topping
Vanilla yoghurt
Pistachios
Maple syrup (optional)
Method
Preheat oven to 180c.
In a prepared oven proof dish, add in all the ingredients, apart from the toppings, if you prefer sweet, you can add maple syrup.
Mix well and spread evenly.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.
Once cooked add toppings.
Hatty’s thoughts.
I really like the nutty texture. I tried it cold first and wasn’t much of a fan. The next day I had it warm and it was so much better. Go warm guys!
If you like the look of this recipe, @doctorbowl on Instagram. The link is below.
Here is how ours turned out.
Maybe you will give this a try or you have a recipe you would like me and my PAs to make? If so, let me know in the comments. Below this chat.
Next time we see each other in here we will be doing something savoury. Nasi Goreng. Thank you for introducing me to new things guys.
See you again soon!
From Hatts
Xxx
Hatty’s Reading Corner 
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