Golden Carrot Cake with Carrot Halwa
By
Angela Nair
@Angel07
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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....
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....
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Comments:
Serves:
6 - Depending on size - quantities may vary
Prep:
1 Hr
Cook:
40 Min
Ingredients
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180 gcake flour
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10 mlground cinnamon
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8 mlbicarbonate of soda
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5 mlground nutmeg
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3 mlsalt
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750 mlgrated carrots
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300 gsugar
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250 mlcooking oil
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250 gwalnuts chopped - for cake and icing
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3 largeeggs - beaten
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·cream cheese frosting
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250 mlsmooth cream cheese
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350 gicing sugar
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5 mlvanilla extract
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100 gbutter
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·carrot halwa
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900 ggrated carrots
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160 gbutter
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500 mlfull cream milk or 1/2 cream and 1/2 milk
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300 gsugar
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65 mltoasted flaked almonds
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35 graisins or sultanas (optional)
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5 mlground cardamom
How to Make Golden Carrot Cake with Carrot Halwa
- CAKE: Sift together flour, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg and sale. Set aside.
- Combine carrot, sugar, oil, walnuts and egg, mixing well.
Add dry ingredients and mix well. - 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. - 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! - 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.
