THE REASON I LOVE TO COOK.

To cook, to create is a challenge without a recipe. I depend on my belief in flavours , spices and protein at hand. Today, I made a cake , well I divided the mixture into two. I did not know if this recipe , ( my recipe ) would be successful. I preheated the oven to 180 deg C. The ingredients I used ...... 800gm of preserved dried fruit, 1 tsp of bi carb of soda. I put the above ingredients into the bowl of my mixer and added 400ml of water, 1/2 cup of plain flour, 1 and 1/2 cups of self raising flour, and 2 beaten eggs . I mixed until just combined. Seriously I am not following any recipe, just my instinct. I lined a square pan with baking paper and a smaller round pan with baking paper. I divided the mixture between the two pans. I placed the pans in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, when i tested the cakes with a skewer that came out clean. I then lifted the cakes to a wire rack to cool. The cakes feel amazing to the touch, but we need to know how they taste. I will leave them in air tight containters overnight, and let you know tomorrow.