Note from Lanna

SURPRISE! We have decided to release our newsletter early this month because of Easter! What better way to spend it than baking a delicious Carrot Cake (paired nicely with chocolate Easter eggs - of course).

The sun is shining and Spring has sprung! So we'll keep it short :) Wishing you and your family a lovely Easter long weekend. For me, I have a rare week of no plans ahead so it's extra-special. I intend to catch up on sleep, kdramas, and perhaps recipe test? (shhh). Have a happy April everyone!

Lanna Lucas

Founder of Hunter Browns

NEWS & UPDATES

NOMINATED: We are so thrilled that Lanna has been nominated for a Recognition Award at the Second Annual Canada’s Total Mom Pitch presented by Scotiabank women Initiative, powered by Visa Canada. Lanna is being nominated for the Rising Star Award by Export Development Canada! The awards take place virtually on April 19, 2021. More information can be found here. Goodluck Lanna!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Not so much news, but a bit of nostalgia. This time last year we were gearing up to enter the Made in Vancouver Awards. Vancouver Magazine’s Made in Vancouver Awards spotlight the city’s best homegrown goods, from artisanal hot sauces to handcrafted bags to eco-chic outerwear. Why do we mention it? Because we had the pleasure of winning Best Food Product (Savoury) last year! As a small startup, the opportunities and exposure were truly priceless.

Click the article to check out their amazing writeup. They described our vision better than we ever could! And if you know a business that should enter, click here. There were so many creative businesses that came out of COVID. Let's spread the love and spotlight!

DID YOU KNOW?

Lanna's job as a TV/documentary researcher was the foundation for her product and business. As a researcher, she bought every butter available and browned it "to see which browned best" (whatever that meant at the time, according to Lanna). With all of the brown butter, she put them in ice cube trays and would slowly start to use a cube here and there in almost every dish. Instantly, she noticed it really did elevate her meals. At first it was just a personal kitchen life hack but then she thought that if this made her feel like a gourmet chef all of a sudden, other people might feel the same way too. And thus, the Brown Butter Cubes were born!

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

CARROT CAKE WITH BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE ICING

by Camilla Hrytzak aka Friday Eve Photo

Thank you to Camilla for sharing this recipe with us! She is obviously an amazing photographer but also quite the baker! The way she incorporated our Brown Butter Cubes into her mom's carrot cake icing and recipe was so easy, it's definitely worth trying out. Just in time for Easter, too. Don't forget to check out Camilla's original blog post where you could have a look around for more of her recipes and her photography work!

INGREDIENTS

CAKE

• 3/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups peeled, grated carrots
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

ICING

• 8 Hunter Browns' Browns Butter Cubes, room temperature.
• 250 grams cream cheese, room temperature
• 1-2 cups icing sugar (or desired sweetness)
• 2 tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS

CAKE

1. Beat first 4 ingredients together in large bowl until smoothly blended.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to egg mixture, beating until smooth.

3. Stir in carrots and nuts.

4. Spread into greased 10" tube pan or 9x5" loaf pan & 4-6 lined muffin tins.

5. Bake at 325F for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours**, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.

6. Cool 15 minutes in pan, then remove to rack and cool completely.

ICING

1. Beat cheese and brown butter until smooth.

2. Gradually add icing sugar, beating constantly.

3. Mix in vanilla.

4. Spread on cooled loaf.

**Baking times will vary. For muffins, please check after 16 minutes. For 9x5 pan, after 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Bon appétit and until next time!

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