(My) Cakes

[Sundae]

Have already decided not to work tomorrow.
Coughing too much and not enough of a voice to be useful in a classroom.

Anyway.
This means I'll make the spesh choc-caramel cake for Mum on Monday.
I think she is relieved about that - less coughing over it, we both hope.

Today I made carrot mini-cakes for Mrs K at school (see above - has friend with cancer).
I found a recipe which made nine - I'd already offered one to Mum and as it turns out, eight fit perfectly into our little cake tin.

They're larger than fairy cakes (UK) but not as large as US muffins, and certainly not muffin texture. Hence mini-cakes.

Apart from a little grating they were super easy to make. As I said before, all I needed was three carrots, I had everything else, including the decorations on top (shop bought, chocolate, on sale).

Again, I have this issue with the cases peeling off.
When I've seen cakes in photos the cases have already been removed. But when so many decorative cases are sold, surely they are designed to be left on?
Am I overcooking them? Mum said the cake was gorgeous. And I gave her the most baggy one of course.

Hmmm.

Took them round to a school employee who lives nearby.
I was at school with her as it happens.
And volunteered in class with her elder daughter, and her younger daughter is in Tiger's class. So it's not like we don't have a connection! She'll take them in for Mrs K tomorrow.