As schools are once again in session, here are some recipes for tasty lunchbox treats. Ingredients * 1/2 kg carrots, shredded – ga-zar * 3 eggs – beid * 3 tbsp milk – la-ban * 1 pack vanilla sugar – va-nil-ya * 1 pack baking powder – ba-king pow-der * 1 cup sugar – sok-kar * 2 cups flour – de'-‘ee * 1/2 tsp salt – malh * 250 g butter, softened – zeb-da
Directions * Heat the oven to 180C. * Add the butter, milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla to a bowl and mix well for 3-5 minutes with an electric mixer. * Sift the flour, baking powder and salt and add them to the mixture. Mix slowly until everything is mixed well. * Slowly add the grated carrots into the batter using a wooden spoon. * Pour the batter in a buttered non-stick baking pan and place on the oven's middle shelf. * Bake the cake for 1 1⁄2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. * Remove from the oven and leave the cake to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and place on a serving plate. Note * Do not open the door of the oven during the first 30 minutes after placing the cake inside to allow the cake to rise and increase in volume. * Depending on taste grated orange peel, cinnamon or chopped walnuts can be added. * 3⁄4 cup of corn oil can be substituted for the butter.
