A Cozy Day at Home in the Irish Countryside | Carrot Cake with Chocolate Ganache & Simple Living

Today, I’m preparing a delicious homemade carrot cake covered with a rich and creamy chocolate ganache. It’s a simple homemade recipe, perfect for enjoying on a quiet afternoon at home.

For this cake, I’m using my homemade gluten-free flour mix, which I shared in one of my previous videos. Since many of you may also like to try it, I’m leaving the recipe below. If you prefer, you can also make this cake with regular wheat flour.

While the cake is baking, I take the opportunity to bring some fresh flowers into the kitchen and add a few new little touches around our home. 🌸 I also arrange the fresh fruit I recently bought in our fruit basket, bringing a little more colour and freshness into the kitchen. 🍎🍐

Once the cake is ready, I prepare a smooth chocolate ganache and cover the cake with it. 🍰🍫

To finish the day, I make a cup of tea and sit down to enjoy a slice of the freshly baked cake. It is one of those simple little moments that can make an ordinary day feel special. 🍵🍰🤍

I also take this quiet moment to finally begin reading a new book that I had been eagerly waiting to arrive. There is something so lovely about opening a new book and enjoying the first few pages during a peaceful afternoon at home. 📖🤍

It was a simple day, filled with many of the little things I love: baking something homemade, taking care of our home, bringing fresh flowers into the kitchen, arranging fresh fruit, making a cup of tea, and beginning a new book.

I hope this video can be a little invitation for you to slow down too and enjoy these simple moments of everyday life with me. 🍂🏡🤍

🌾 Gluten-Free Flour Mix
500 g rice flour
300 g potato starch (or cornstarch)
200 g sweet tapioca starch

Mix all the flours well and store in an airtight container.

🥕 Carrot Cake
3 large eggs
1 large carrot, chopped (or approximately 300 ml of carrot)
1 cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2½ cups wheat flour or the gluten-free flour mix
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

🍫 Chocolate Ganache
270 g heavy cream
270 g chopped chocolate

Method:
The preparation of the ganache and the final decoration of the cake are also shown in the video.

If you enjoy slow living, silent vlogs, cottagecore, peaceful home routines, homemade recipes, simple living, countryside life and cozy everyday moments, I hope you feel at home here. 🤍

Thank you so much for spending another quiet day with me.


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