Frosted Carrot Squares
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 50 min.
Preparation
ready in 2 h. 20 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
1
- For the cake
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 Orange (juice and finely grated zest)
- 1 tsp grated Nutmeg
- 2 tsps ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 eggs (separated)
- 1 ¼ cups Whole wheat flour
- 2 tsps Baking powder
- 0.333 cup Almond flour
- 1 cup chopped Walnut
- 6 cups grated carrots
- For the cream cheese frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ¼ cups cream cheese
- To decorate
- Marzipan carrots
Product recommendation
Substitute the walnuts with pecans/raisins/ diced pineapple or desiccated coconut.
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease and line an 18 cm|7" square cake tin.
2.
Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until soft and creamy.
3.
Beat in the egg yolks, then stir in the orange juice and zest.
4.
Sift in the flour, spices, salt and baking powder and gently stir into the mixture with the almonds and walnuts.
5.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into the mixture with the carrots, until evenly blended.
6.
Spoon the mixture into the tin. Smooth the top and hollow the centre slightly.
7.
Bake for 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours until firm to the touch and golden. Cool in the tin for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
8.
For the frosting: beat the butter and icing sugar together until soft and then beat in the cream cheese. Chill the mixture until thick but spreadable. Spread a thick layer on top of the cake and decorate with marzipan carrots.
