UNIQUE CARROT CAKE RECIPE

 

Ingredients

 

Two medium carrots

1 cup of self - raising flour

1 nutmeg

1 tsp. of baking powder

Chocolates

2/3 cup of milk

½ cup of sugar

Pinch of salt

4 tbsps. of butter (at room temp.)

1 tbsp. of vanilla essence

6 eggs (at room temp.)

Almond flakes

PREPARATIONS

• In a bowl, put in the sugar and 4 tablespoons of butter.

• Cream together with the aid of a food processor or mixer or wooden spoon until light and fluffy.

• In a small pot, add 2 tablespoons of white sugar, a teaspoon of butter and heat until the sugar is melted and colour changed to light brown. Add little water; this prevents it from sticking together. Set aside

• In a bowl, sieve the all dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg)

• Separate the egg whites and yolks.

• Put the yolks in pairs into the butter mix and cream for about 3-5 mins.

• Then add the vanilla essence. 

• Beat the egg whites until white, foamy. 

• Pour in the butter mix into the foamy egg whites, and then add the dry ingredients in 3 batches. Add the milk and stir.

• Melt the chocolates and set aside

• Stir in the carrots. pour 2/3 of the batter into the cake tin.  Add the melted chocolate into the remaining batter and stir properly and then pour into of the cake tin

• then add the almond flakes on top

• When completely mixed, add the caramelised sugar, stir and add into your cake tin.

• Remember to grease your cake tin with butter or veg. oil and set the oven at 180, preheat the oven about 10 mins before the cake goes in.

• Bake for 35 mins.