On 8/18/2010 14:35, ImStillMags wrote:
> The NY Times published the famous Rikers Island Carrot Cake recipe in
> a scaled down version for at home baking.
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> We asked Maury Rubin, the owner of City Bakery, to convert the recipe
> for those at home and not incarcerated. Here it is:
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> Rikers Carrot Cake Ingredients
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> Granulated Sugar 2 cups
> Canola Oil 1 ¾ cups
> All Purpose Flour 3 ¼ cups
> Salt 1 scant tablespoon
> Baking Powder ½ cup and 3 tablespoons
> Baking Soda scant ¼ cup
> Nutmeg 1 tsp.
> Allspice 1 tsp.
> Cloves ½ tsp.
> Ginger ½ tsp.
> Cinnamon 3 tbl.
> Shredded Carrots 4 ¾ cups
> Eggs 8
> Chopped Walnuts 1 cup
> Raisins 1 ¾ cups
> Vanilla Extract 2 tablespoons
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> Yield: Two 8” x 4.5” Loaf Pans


They have since fixed the baking powder error, but haven't noticed all
of the other errors yet and seem to think that all is well.

My favorite part is the mixing instructions, in which the bakery that
did the conversions describes having made a batch with this recipe and
how it does work. They've got to be kidding!! The "scant tablespoon of
salt," "two tablespoons of vanilla," "quarter cup of baking soda..."
someone must have been throwing up somewhere.