TCIF: THE Carrot Cake
Mimi ON Jul 16, 2010 AT 12:14 pm
Carrot Cake
By Sarah Adams
It is more than possible that carrot cake is my favourite cake… ever! When I am confronted by an array of cakes to choose from I find it very difficult to sway away from the enticing piece of cream-cheese-covered gorgeousness that is the Carrot Cake. I am not a lonely fan, many of my friends agree that “you can’t beat a piece of carrot cake”. Last week I was asked to make one as a birthday gift so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to include my recipe for you all to try and enjoy. Yes I am biased, but this really is the best carrot cake EVER!
Ingredients: The Cake
Makes 8” square tin
175g grated carrot
30g desiccated coconut
50g raisins
1 large apple grated, (no peel)
100g crushed pineapple
190g sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
240g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
130g vegetable oil
Pro Tip: You can make the whole of this recipe by hand but it’s wise to have a good wooden spoon to hand and some serious upper arm strength!
Click here to read about the preparation stages…
Most of the sweet carroty godnseos has been sucked right out of that pulp. I guess you can bake with it, but it won’t taste nearly as good as pulp that hasn’t been juiced.When I worked at the natural food store, we had a juice bar. People would come in and ask for the pulp, though, because they would use it in their compost piles or feed it to horses or guinea pigs, though. We’d give it to them for free. If you have land or livestock (or friends with land or animals), this might be worth considering. Even if you don’t, it might be worth composting it, even if you just put the soil around a city tree. The tree will love it, and it’s better than throwing it away.Another wacky thing to do with it could be to make handmade paper.If you do end up wanting to cook with it, though, here are some ideas:Mother Earth news has a page on Carrot Pulp Cookery.This site suggests using it as a thickener in soups and stews.You can also, apparently, use it as a dessert topping.This is a recipe for carrot pulp macaroons.And, of course, there’s the obligatory carrot pulp cake.
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