- 1/3 cup rice flour
- 1/3 cup gluten-free cornflour
- 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 tablespoons mixed spice
- 2 cups ground almonds
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 carrots, peeled, grated
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2/3 cup walnuts chopped and/or dry raisins (optional)
Royal icing
- 4 egg whites
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup pure icing sugar
Method
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line an 8cm deep, 11cm x 21cm (base) loaf pan.
Sift flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a bowl. Add ground almonds, sugar, carrot, egg yolks (+ half the walnuts). Mix well.
Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites until stiff peaks form. Fold into carrot mixture.
Pour into pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack.
Make the royal icing: beat egg whites with mixer until foamy. Gradually add lemon juice and icing sugar until well thickened.
Spread icing over cake. (Optional: Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.) Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and serve.
Thanks to "Aunt Ginger" for her Irish carrot cakes!
From one of her hot 'n' spicy ex-coworker ;)
(http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/821/carrot+cake)
Sift flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a bowl. Add ground almonds, sugar, carrot, egg yolks (+ half the walnuts). Mix well.
Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites until stiff peaks form. Fold into carrot mixture.
Pour into pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack.
Make the royal icing: beat egg whites with mixer until foamy. Gradually add lemon juice and icing sugar until well thickened.
Spread icing over cake. (Optional: Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.) Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and serve.
Thanks to "Aunt Ginger" for her Irish carrot cakes!
From one of her hot 'n' spicy ex-coworker ;)
(http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/821/carrot+cake)


