Carrot Cake
July 7th, 2009.
Categories: All, Baked, Dessert, Egg, Lacto Ovo, Vegetarian
This is another good way to make children eat carrots (if your kids don’t like it)… But of course, don’t tell them this is a ‘carrot’ cake, and don’t let them see how you make it! Ian and Isabel both saw how I made the cake, they refused to try it – the trick didn’t work. But Ryan didn’t know… his mommy told me that he loves the cake, and ate 2 pieces at one go!!
Here is the recipe for this delicious carrot cake.
INGREDIENTS
4 eggs, separated
1.5 cups vegetable oil
120g caster sugar
100g brown sugar
300g carrots, grated
(sift together)
250g low protein flour
2 tsp mixed spices
1.5 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
100g chopped walnuts
100g chocolate chips (optional)
METHOD
1. Beat egg yolks till fluffy, add in oil, sugar, carrot and mix well.
2. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, beat egg white till peaked and fold into cake mix.
4. Pour into a lined and greased 9″ tin and bake at 175C for 45 min.
5. Cool the cake and top with cream cheese frosting (recipe below).
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1. Cream 250g cream cheese with 60g butter until light and fluffy.
2. Add in 60g icing sugar and cream till smooth.
Alternatively, another easier method to bake this cake is, to buy the carrot cake pre-mix. Very simple, just pour the pack of powder into a large bowl, add in 4 eggs, mix until smooth. Add in carrot, walnut and choc chips, lastly add in vegetable oil. Tasty and easily made.
BTW, the original recipe calls for raisins instead of chocolate chips. I don’t like raisins, so substituted it with choc chips. :p
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