Nelson as well as the 2nd Mau Brown as well as White Mini-cakes

NZ raises their flag at the courthouse inward Apia , 29 August 1914
(Source: National Library of NZ)

Germany left Samoa afterwards a peaceful takeover past times New Zealand inward 1914 , but the Kiwis proved to hold upward equally bad equally the Germans , which Pb to the formation of the second Mau a Pule movement.

In 1919 , the New Zealanders allowed an influenza-plagued send of passengers to dock inward Apia. Influenza spread apace alongside the Samoans , who had no immunity to the illness , piece the management did nothing.

Well , they did exercise 1 thing. They refused help from medical staff inward American Samoa. So piece no-one died inward American Samoa , 22% of the Western Samoan population was wiped out , well-nigh seven ,500 people. The sick roughshod quicker than they could hold upward buried. When whole families died , they were simply thrown into volume graves or left inward their houses which were as well as therefore torched.

One someone who lost v members of his identify unit of measurement to flu was Olaf Frederick Nelson. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 successful and influential afakasi (half-caste) businessman , Nelson was disillusioned with colonial dominion as well as began to organise what would larn the 2nd Mau movement.

Nelson (centre) with his daughters as well as travellers.
(Source: National Library of NZ)

Nelson believed therefore strongly inward Samoa's Independence that he went to the League of Nations (the UN's predecessor) inward Geneva , as well as presented a petition for Samoan self-rule. It was signed past times 8000 out of 9300 Samoan adult men , but still he was denied a hearing.

Nelson was such a staunch supporter of Samoan self-government , organising Mau meetings as well as encouraging peaceful civil disobedience , that he was exiled to New Zealand twice for his activities , including an 8 calendar month stint inward prison. It was during 1 of his exiles that things came to a caput betwixt the New Zealanders as well as the Samoans , as well as I'll write well-nigh this inward my side past times side post.

Mau members coming to Apia from bush for fono.
Note their uniform , a imperial lavalava with a white stripe.
(Source: National Library of NZ)

Because Nelson was an afakasi who was Samoan through as well as through , let's celebrate the multifariousness of the Samoan population with chocolate-brown as well as white mini-cakes. You know , similar ebony as well as ivory , because let's appear upward it , Samoans come upward inward all shapes as well as colours.

OK , you lot tin give the sack halt rolling your eyes at how desperately I'm trying to link Samoan history to nutrient , give thank you lot you real much. And hither are the recipes. You're welcome.

White Mini-Cakes
(makes 16)

3 egg whites , room temperature
1/3 loving cup + 1/3 loving cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1 loving cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter , softened

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) as well as ready your mini-cake or cupcake liners.

Lightly mix the egg whites , 1/3 loving cup of milk as well as the vanilla inward a small-scale bowl. In a bigger bowl , sift the flour , carbohydrate , baking pulverization as well as salt. Add the butter as well as the other 1/3 loving cup of milk as well as mix with an electrical beater on depression speed until the dry out ingredients are moist. Then plough the speed upward to medium as well as compaction for 2 minutes. Next add together the egg mixture inward ii parts , beating for 1 infinitesimal afterwards each addition.

Divide the batter evenly into the mini-cake/cupcake liners as well as bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool completely earlier decorating.

Brown Mini-cakes
(makes 16)

1/2 loving cup + 1 Tablespoon koko Samoa
1/2 loving cup boiling water
2 large eggs , room temperature
3 Tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 loving cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 Tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter , softened

In a loving cup or small-scale bowl , mix the koko Samoa with the boiling H2O as well as exit to cool to room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) as well as ready your mini-cake or cupcake liners.

Lightly combine the eggs , H2O as well as vanilla inward closed to other small-scale bowl. In a larger bowl , sift the flour , carbohydrate , baking pulverization , baking soda as well as salt. Add the butter as well as room temperature koko and compaction on depression speed until the dry out ingredients are moist. Then plough the speed upward to medium as well as compaction for 2 minutes. Next add together the egg mixture inward ii parts , beating for 1 infinitesimal afterwards each addition.

Divide the batter evenly into the mini-cake/cupcake liners as well as bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool completely earlier decorating.