5 Step Vegan Carrot Cake

Hey guys & welcome back!! Summer is almost over, at least for the ones who haven't started yet, like me. I only have one year left until college and I'm so excited to just get it overwith. However, I don't know how it works in other countries, but here in Spain Senior year is the hardest and most stressful of all...So wish me luck, because I will need it :(

Today's post is about a Carrot Cake recipe I made with my best friends yesterday. This past few days have felt like we were in October/November because of the rain and  we didn't have a lot to do, so we decided to bake. We made the "Kit Kat" Cake which I already wrote about a couple of months ago and this Carrot Cake I am telling you about today. The Carrot one was really good, however the icing we made turned out pretty bad, so I will just give you the recipe for the cake :) 

It is really easy to make and perfect for breakfast. So now that school is here, I definitely recommend you bake it Sunday night so that you have it for the rest of the school-week. Always remember that breakfast it the most important meal and with this delicious cake you won't be able to skip it, because even if you are on a hurry you, can always grab a piece of cake. 

So, without further ado, let's get stated with this three tier Carrot Cake...

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of yeast
• 450g wholemeal flour
• 455g brown sugar
• 450g carrot
• 120g walnuts
• 150ml water
• 150ml orange fresh juice
• 210ml olive oil
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon

Directions:

1. First of all preheat the oven 180 ºC
2. Grind the carrots and the walnuts
3. Squeeze the oranges until you make 150 ml of orange juice
4. Mix all the ingredients together and put the dough in the mold
5. Bake for 50 min aprox (temperature: 180ºC)

So this is all there is for an easy,but delicious Carrot Cake. It just takes you five steps to have the perfect breakfast for the rest of the week. I definitely think this recipe is worth a try :) 

Hope you liked this post, I know this summer I haven't written a lot on the blog, but I have been really busy, I hope you guys forgive me. Have fun & Enjoy the rest of the summer!!

 -GM

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4 Healthy Ice Cream recipes!!

Hey guys!! It's been while since my last post about food and since Summer is around the corner, I decided to post an Ice Cream recipe. So what I did basically is, I created the cream and then I added toppings, get creative!!

For the cream I used 4 over-ripe bananas. I cut them into little pieces, put them in a plastic bag and freezed them over night. The next day I took the bad out and left it outside for 30 min, in order for them to be a little bit soft.  Then, I used a blender machine to make the cream, you can also use a food processor.

Once you've made the cream, it comes  my favorite part. Depending on your taste you can create different flavors by blending different this with the banana cream and adding toppings. Here I am gonna give you some ideas. Last weekend I made number 1 and it was delicious. I can't be very percise with the quantities because I haven't made the other flavors. The key is to keep adding stuff until it tastes good, lol.

1. Chocolate & peanut butter banana Ice Cream:

• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder 
• 1/2 cup of toasted peanuts; you can also use peanut butter, but it's not as healthy :)
• 1 tablespoon of Nutella
• vanilla extract & a pinch of salt
• For toppings: chocolate chips & peanuts

2. Dark Chocolate & coconut banana Ice Cream

• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• vanilla extract & a pinch of salt
• Dark chocolate melted & coconut
• For toppings: chocolate chips, coconut

3."Raffaello" Ice cream

• Coconut
• White Chocolate
• vanilla extract
• For toppings: coconut and white chocolate chips

4. Berries and Banana Ice cream

• Just mix the banana cream with any type of berries you like

Well, I hope you liked this post and  if you decide to make and ice cream don't forget to send me a pic of how yours turns out. 

-GM

email: gemamate@gmail.com

Instagram: @gema.mate

Ojalá restaurant

Hey guys!! Remember my post about some really cool restaurants you should try if you ever get the chance to come to Madrid… Well This one is just about one of the places I mentioned “Ojalá”

There are a couple in Madrid downtown, I usually go to the one in Malasaña. I really recommend it because everything is organic. As or food goes, if you go I suggest you get a brunch menu. It’s offered from 10:00-20:00 I like it because it’s very complete and for a cheap price.

I got: “Huevos catalanes with cereal bread”,3.60€, and to drink a small small smoothie (which it’s huge) with raspberries, açai, blueberries and orange juice,3.80€. One of my friends got the “Just-4-U” brunch ,10€, which includes coffee or an infusion and a drink wich can be: fresh squized orage juice, wine,beer or just a drink. Btw, don’t try de lemon cake unless you like acid flavours because my friend got it and no one of us liked it hahahhaha.

“Huevos catalanes with cereal bread”

In addition to this, if you are looking for someplace to go for drinks or on a date you should come here. This restaurant has a special section with beach sand,music… the atmosphere is really nice down there an Malasaña at night is just amazing J

Well, I hope you liked this post, don’t forget to follow my blog and leave a comment below if you have any wuestions or suggestions for other posts. Have a nice week, see you next Sunday!!!

-GM

email: gemamate@gmail.com

Instagram: @gema.mate

Top 5 restaurants in Madrid

Hey guys!! Today I am gonna show you 5 of my favorite restaurantes to hang out with friends in Madrid. Some of them are really popular, others aren't. I just wanted to share with all of you some cool places that a lot of people don't know about.

#1 Tierra

This restaurant is really popular right now. It is similar to Chipotle. The food is great and it is also very cheap. I usually get a burrito, because the give you the tortilla and you can put inside all you want, lol.

#2 Carpo

This restaurante is not very famous, but the food here is delicious. Everything is fresh and healthy.They have lots of different kinds of smoothies, sandwiches,etc. I've only been here once and loved it.I had a veggieburger and it was amazing.Even though and I not a huge fan of vegetables i really liked it because it wasn't really made of veggies. The main difference was that instead of meat, it had lentils

#3 San Wich
This restaurante is in Malasaña (Madrid downtwn) and it's burgers are amazing. I mean, look at the one I had, NO WORDS!!And guess what, this place is not that famous so its not as crowded at Tierra for example.

#4 Ojalá
I restaurant is great because of its decoration. There is a "beach" in it. Can you imagine?!

#5 Little Big Café
Honestly, I have never been there, but my friend recommended it to me and I trust here opinion ;) It's an awesome place to have brunch. The food here is very "eco", you can find smoothies,pancakes,etc

 - GM

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