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Bakers delight - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Baking is one of my favourite pastimes, I don’t do it all the time but every once in a while when I find myself in need of some inspiration, I head to the kitchen and check my supplies and then I take a step back. I think about how much effort I want to invest, then I make my choice.

A cake may take more time but it’s a worthy investment especially if there is a special occasion. If you are thinking about morning delights, then think no further a fancier waffle or a special muffin may be your choice for a lazy Sunday morning.

And if you are thinking of a treat that’s more healthy with some ahead of time food prep, something that can be sliced and frozen to use in your and your kids lunch kits then a soft and mouth-watering pumpkin bread can be your choice.

The recipes are all here for you today, the choice is yours. Happy Baking.

Pecan spice cake with caramel glaze

½ cup unsalted butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2⅓ cups cake flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ tsp ground allspice

1 cup unflavoured yoghurt

1 cup toasted pecans, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease and flour an 8-inch ring cake pan.

Cream butter with sugar until light and creamy.

Add eggs one at a time beating well between additions.

Add vanilla.

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and dried spices.

Add dry ingredients to batter alternately with yoghurt, in three additions, beginning and ending with flour.

Fold in nuts, your batter will be quite stiff.

Spoon into prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes until a wooden pick comes out clean.

Invert cake and leave for 5 minutes in tin then remove, place cake right-side up and pour on caramel glaze.

Serves 8 to 10

For the caramel glaze:

In a small heavy sauce pan, melt 4 tablespoons butter, add four tablespoons brown sugar and cook stirring until sugar melts.

Add about one quarter cup evaporated milk, remove from heat, stir well.

Place back on heat and cook until creamy, remove then beat in three quarter to one cup sifted Royal icing sugar.

Mixture should be of a pourable consistency.

Add one teaspoon vanilla and stir.

Pour glaze onto cake letting it run down sides.

Garnish with toasted pecans.

Pineapple upside down muffins

½ cup brown sugar

3 tbs butter, melted

½ tsp aromatic bitters

1 cup fresh or canned pineapple chunks, drained

12 maraschino cherry halves

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 tbs baking powder

2 eggs, beaten

½ cup milk

⅓ cup vegetable oil

½ tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 375F.

In a sauté pan or non-stick frying pan, melt butter and add sugar, cook just until sugar bubbles, do not darken or burn, add pineapple and bitters and toss to coat well, remove.

Spoon pineapple into 12 muffin cups arranging in a pattern.

Place a cherry half into each cup set aside.

In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar.

Beat eggs with milk and oil, a

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