Handicraft, Horticulture and Cookery

Class 1 – Carrot Cake
Cake Ingredients –
225g self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice
150g light brown sugar
50g chopped walnuts
100g carrots (washed, trimmed, and coarsely grated)
2 x large eggs
150ml sunflower oil

Topping Ingredients –
50g softened butter
50g full fat cream cheese
150g icing sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Walnuts to decorate

Line and grease a deep cake tin – approx. 20cm diam – with baking paper
Preheat oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas Mark 4

Method –
In a large bowl sift together the flour and baking powder and mixed spice. Stir in the sugar. Add the chopped nuts and grated carrot and mix lightly.
Make a well in the centre, add the eggs and oil and beat until it is thoroughly mixed.
Pour the mixture into the cake tin and place in preheated oven for approx. 1 - 1 ¼ hours, (test with a skewer) or until golden brown and shrinking from the sides of the tin.
Once baked, remove from tin, remove paper and leave to cool.
Topping –
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Spread evenly over the top of the cake. Decorate with walnuts. Leave to harden slightly in a cool place and display on a plate.

To be judged on taste AND decoration

Class 9 – 4 Ginger Biscuits
Ingredients – (makes approx. 20 biscuits)
85g butter, 115g golden syrup, 225g self-raising flour, 115g caster sugar,
2 tsp ground ginger
Heat oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4
Line a baking tray with baking parchment

Method –
Sift flour and ginger into a bowl and mix in sugar.
Melt butter and syrup in a pan (or in the microwave) and stir.
Add to dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Leave the mixture to cool slightly before rolling the dough into balls – about 1 tsp of dough/walnut size ball.
Place onto baking tray, leaving space, as biscuits will spread whilst cooking.
Bake for 10-15 mins or until golden brown. Leave to cool for approx. 5 mins before removing from tray and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Select your best four!

1st Prize sponsored by the Cornish Dahlia Society

Using a space of 50cm x 50cm (height unlimited), a display of: 1 pot plant, 1 vegetable and 1 vase of 3 stems of flowers. Each item to be marked out of 10, with a further 10 for overall effect – accessories may be used for staging. 1st Prize - £20, 2nd Prize - £10, 3rd Prize - £5 - Donated by Merry Harriers Garden Centre

Eggs

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Women's Institute Class:
To Include-
4 Decorated Cup Cakes – to be judged on decoration and taste
6 Cheese Straws
A Celebration Fruit Drink
A Decorated Hat
An Arrangement of Flowers
An Invitation to the Races