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A fool is a distinctly British desert getting its name from a French word meaning to crush, or press. In its simplest form, you crush berries with sugar, and fold into whipped cream. My first fool was a raspberry version where the berries were macerated with sugar, and layered into a bowl with crustless white bread, and placed in the fridge overnight with a weight on top. It was much like a pudding in texture, and was cold, and yummy. This recipe is somewhat more involved, but oh so worth it. Enjoy.
Carrot Cake Fool
Bake up one standard carrot cake, and let it cool. Break it up into bite-sized pieces, and place into a glass bowl. Add apple pie filling and fold in. Make home-made butterscotch sauce, and drizzle over the cake and apple mixture. Fold in and refrigerate. Serve cold, folded into Chantilly Cream.
This fool is so moist and flavorful. It so refreshing, with a complex and yummy flavor. Here are the recipes for the cake, and the butterscotch sauce.
Carrot Cake:
I modified my carrot cake recipe to reduce the fat and increase the flavor. It came out very good, medium light, moist and yummy. And so I share. This cake is wonderful with cream cheese frosting, all by itself, especially cold.
Dry Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
3/4 cup oil
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water
1 tbs. dark mollases
1/8 cup pineapple juice
Fruit & Nut Ingredients:
2 cups finely shredded carrots (about seven carrots)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 355 F.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl with a balloon whisk. Put the raisins into a microwave safe bows and cover with tap water. Heat for two minutes on high and let them sit.
In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and oil with a whisk until smooth. Add the remaining wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. Drain the raisins. Fold the fruits and nuts into the batter. Pour into a greased and floured 9X12 inch cake pan. Place into the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Test with a clean butter knife by inserting the knife into the middle of the cake, to the pan bottom. If its clean when you pull it out, the cake is done. If not, set the timer for an additional 10 minutes and retest.
Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup of tightly packed dark brown sugar
¾ cup heavy whipping cream (not ultra-pasteurized)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
Carrot Cake Fool
Bake up one standard carrot cake, and let it cool. Break it up into bite-sized pieces, and place into a glass bowl. Add apple pie filling and fold in. Make home-made butterscotch sauce, and drizzle over the cake and apple mixture. Fold in and refrigerate. Serve cold, folded into Chantilly Cream.
This fool is so moist and flavorful. It so refreshing, with a complex and yummy flavor. Here are the recipes for the cake, and the butterscotch sauce.
Carrot Cake:
I modified my carrot cake recipe to reduce the fat and increase the flavor. It came out very good, medium light, moist and yummy. And so I share. This cake is wonderful with cream cheese frosting, all by itself, especially cold.
Dry Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
3/4 cup oil
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water
1 tbs. dark mollases
1/8 cup pineapple juice
Fruit & Nut Ingredients:
2 cups finely shredded carrots (about seven carrots)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 355 F.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl with a balloon whisk. Put the raisins into a microwave safe bows and cover with tap water. Heat for two minutes on high and let them sit.
In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and oil with a whisk until smooth. Add the remaining wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. Drain the raisins. Fold the fruits and nuts into the batter. Pour into a greased and floured 9X12 inch cake pan. Place into the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Test with a clean butter knife by inserting the knife into the middle of the cake, to the pan bottom. If its clean when you pull it out, the cake is done. If not, set the timer for an additional 10 minutes and retest.
Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup of tightly packed dark brown sugar
¾ cup heavy whipping cream (not ultra-pasteurized)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
