GAYATRI cake

2 free range eggs
2 dl sugar ( I usually use brown sugar or raw sugar )
2 dl flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cardamon
1 pinch cloves
1 pinch ginger
1/2 dl oil ( e.g. rapeseed oil )
1/2 rind and juice of lemon
3 dl finely grated carrots

Icing

200g philadelphia cream cheese
2 dl icing sugar
saffron

Method
Whisk eggs and sugar until fluffy
Combine all dry ingredients + carrots + lemon juice and grated rind
Add eggs
Mix well
Bake in greased lined tin for 40 minutes, 175C oven
Check after 30 minutes . Cake is ready when inserted pin comes out clean :-)
Cool

Icing
For the icing mix all the ingredients together and spread over the cake.

Enjoy

* Freezes well too

Curry anyone ?

There are several versions of this powerful ancient chant. All very beautiful and , I find , deeply moving .

"O God, Thou art the giver of life, the remover of pain and sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O Creator of the Universe, may we receive Thy supreme sin-destroying light; may Thou guide our intellect in the right direction."

And it you want to sing along :

* In Devanagari:

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥

* In IAST

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
(a) tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
(b) bhargo devasya dhīmahi
(c) dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt

* In IAST Long Form

oṃ bhūr oṃ bhuvaḥ oṃ svaḥ oṃ maḥ oṃ janaḥ oṃ tapaḥ oṃ sat yaṃ
(a) oṃ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
(b) bhargo devasya dhīmahi
(c) dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt

OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM !

A lovely sweet one

I'll post the recipe for Gayatri cake in the next post ....