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Lots of carrot, carrot cake

Zero oil, no butter cake with lots of carrot.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • Whisk
  • oven

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredients

  • 4 medium eggs
  • 1 cup unrefined sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder

That Carrot

  • 4 cups carrots grated

Dry ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

on top of the cake

  • 2 tbsp Hemp seeds

for the cheese frosting

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 150 gram cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter (softened)
  • 1 tbsp crystallised ginger or candied ginger

Instructions
 

to make the cake

  • Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes
  • Grease the baking pan and dust it with flour. or line the pan with baking paper.
  • Into a large mixing bowl, crack and add the eggs, cinnamon powder and the sugar.
    eggs for baking
  • Whisk till the sugar is well dissolved and the eggs are fluffy.
    eggs and suagr for baking
  • Sift in the flours, baking powder and baking soda and fold gently.
    mixing flours for baking
  • Add the carrots, crystallised ginger and fold well.
    add carrots
  • Pour into the greased mould and tap well ( this remove any trapped air in the cake.
    cake mix in the mould
  • Sprinkle the hemp seeds on top and place the cake mix in the oven
    carrot cake with hemp seeds
  • Bake till the skewer comes out clean in the centre of the cake.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a cooling rack.
  • Once the cake is cooled unmould the cake and let it rest for 1 hour
    carrot cake without frosting

For the cheese frosting

  • Into the mixing bowl add the cream cheese, the icing sugar and softened butter.
  • Whisk gently till the ingredients are combined and the cheese frosting is soft and fluffy.
  • Keep it chilled.

to frost the cake

  • Place the cake on a turntable ( or a makeshift one like us, an inverted plate on a tumbler.
  • Place the frosting in the centre of the cake and using a knife, spread the frosting in spiral motions away from the centre while slowly turning the cake,
    carrot cake frosting
  • Once the top of the cake is fully covered, you could work your way to the sides. (We did not)
  • Using a fork, gently press in a criss-cross pattern on the frosting.
    cheese frosting
  • Chill till the frosting sets.
    carrot cake
  • Enjoy the slice, with family and friends.
    carrot cake mades with lots of carrot

Notes

I have used freshly grated carrots. It took 4 large carrots to get 4 cups of them.
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