golden carrot cake with carrot halwa

Name: Golden Carrot Cake with Carrot Halwa
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 180 gram(s) cake flour; 10 milliliter(s) ground cinnamon; 8 milliliter(s) bicarbonate of soda; 5 milliliter(s) ground nutmeg; 3 milliliter(s) salt; 750 milliliter(s) grated carrots; 300 gram(s) sugar; 250 milliliter(s) cooking oil; 250 gram(s) walnuts chopped - for cake and icing; 3 large eggs - beaten; - cream cheese frosting; 250 milliliter(s) smooth cream cheese; 350 gram(s) icing sugar; 5 milliliter(s) vanilla extract; 100 gram(s) butter; - carrot halwa; 900 gram(s) grated carrots; 160 gram(s) butter; 500 milliliter(s) full cream milk or 1/2 cream and 1/2 milk; 300 gram(s) sugar; 65 milliliter(s) toasted flaked almonds; 35 gram(s) raisins or sultanas (optional); 5 milliliter(s) ground cardamom

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Angela Nair

Johannesburg

Updated on Dec 5, 2012

Our sunny South African climate sees an abundance of golden Carrots. Carrot cakes are very popular in this part of the world! I make this carrot cake but as an added bonus I frost the cake and serve it with Carrot Halwa - a very popular Asian sweet meat. I sometimes spread the halwa over the cake and then cover it with frosting - a lovely, sweet and delicious hidden surprise....

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 40 Min

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yield 6 - Depending on size - quantities may vary

Ingredients

180 grams cake flour
10 milliliters ground cinnamon
8 milliliters bicarbonate of soda
5 milliliters ground nutmeg
3 milliliters salt
750 milliliters grated carrots
300 grams sugar
250 milliliters cooking oil
250 grams walnuts chopped - for cake and icing
3 large eggs - beaten
- cream cheese frosting
250 milliliters smooth cream cheese
350 grams icing sugar
5 milliliters vanilla extract
100 grams butter
- carrot halwa
900 grams grated carrots
160 grams butter
500 milliliters full cream milk or 1/2 cream and 1/2 milk
300 grams sugar
65 milliliters toasted flaked almonds
35 grams raisins or sultanas (optional)
5 milliliters ground cardamom

How To Make golden carrot cake with carrot halwa

Step 1

CAKE: Sift together flour, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg and sale. Set aside.

Step 2

Combine carrot, sugar, oil, walnuts and egg, mixing well. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Step 3

Turn mixture into a well greased and lined ring pan (bundt pan) - make sure the pan is well greased! Bake in preheated oven 180 degrees celsius or 375 degrees farenheit for 40 -45 minutes - until cake tester comes out clean and cake is done.
Step 4

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Beat cheese until smooth. Add butter and beat well. Add walnuts and vanilla extract and mix thoroughly. Gradually add icing sugar beating to desired consistency. Spread over cake. NOTE: Spread a bit of halwa on top of cake and then frost - you will then have a secret filling!
Step 5

CARROT HALWA: Melt butter in a thick bottom saucepan, add carrots and cook uncovered over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Stir all the time. Add milk, sugar, almonds, raisins and cardamom and keep stirring for about 20 minutes. Take care not to burn. Stir and cook until mixture is thick. Serve hot from pot with sprinkled almonds and small dollops of cream.
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