ROYAL CARROT CAKE

ROYAL CARROT CAKE


INGREDIENTS
Carrots, grated 300 grams


Eggs 4


Butter, softened 300 grams


Sugar 300 grams


Refined flour (maida) 300 grams


Baking powder 2 teaspoons


baking soda 1/2 teaspoon


Cinnamon powder 1 teaspoon


Mace powder a pinch


Salt a pinch


Almond powder 1 cup


Orange juice 1 cup


Walnuts, crushed 1/2 cup 




METHOD
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Break eggs and separate yolks and whites and keep in 2 separate bowls. Cream together butter and sugar in a deep bowl till fluffy and light in colour. Add egg yolks and mix well. Sift together refined flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder and mace powder into another bowl. Beat egg whites with a little salt till stiff and stands in peaks. Add carrots to the butter-egg mixture and mix well. Add almond powder and mix. Add orange juice and mix. Add flour mixture and mix well. Add walnuts  and mix. Add egg whites and fold in gently. Pour the batter into a silicon mould and bake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes. Remove the mould from the oven and let it stand for 1 hour. Slice and serve with tea.


Recipe courtesy  ..FOOD FOOD

I MADE CUPCAKES WITH SAME BATTER.