Earlier today, my nephew and I took some baking lessons from my mom. She taught us how to bake her famous banana cake. We made two batches, one batch prepared by me, the second one by my nephew. We also threw in some impromptu carrot muffins. The recipe for the banana cake is a secret so I can only share the photo.
Looks yummy, don’t they? 
I like it with a little butter spread. Note: this is the only banana cake I eat. 
The carrot muffins recipe I can share. Well, it’s actually carrot cake but we made muffins instead for the kids. It is Betty Crocker’s recipe and it’s supposed to have nuts and cream cheese frosting. We omitted the nuts because of the kids and we didn’t have cream cheese at the time so no frosting too, like what I said, it was impromptu. But it was still good! It’s so moist and not too sweet. Anyway, you can find the recipe and more info here.
Carrot Cake
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded carrots (5 medium)
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, or 2 round pans, 8 x 1 1/2 or 9 x 1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
Beat sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until blended. Add remaining ingredients except carrots and nuts; beat on low speed for 1 minute. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into pan(s).
Bake rectangle 40 to 45 minutes, rounds 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangle in pan on wire rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove rom pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine
2 to 3 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
Beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Store frosted cake or any remaining frosting covered in refrigerator.
We were supposed to go swimming this weekend. Well, the original plan was to go to Canyon Cove in Nasugbu but it didn’t push through because my nephew had an entrance exam yesterday and nobody could stay behind and wait for him. So, my cousin planned on going to Subic instead. it also didn’t push through because my other cousin had an event to attend to so they all couldn’t come. So, my cousin just decided we go to Laguna. A family friend offered we stay at their house with their pool.
