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Carrot Cake With Orange Recipe

Carrot Cake With Orange Recipe

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Ingredients:

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285 g butter, softened
285 g soft light brown sugar
5 large organic eggs, separated
1 orange , juice and zest of
170 g self raising flour , sifted
1 tsp baking powder
115 g ground almonds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
285 g young carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
115 g shelled walnuts, chopped
115 g mascarpone cheese
225 g cream cheese
85 g icing sugar , sifted
1 orange , juice and zest of

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 4.
Cream together the butter and sugar by hand or in a food processor until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs and the orange juice and zest.
Mix in the sifted flour and baking powder, add the ground almonds, walnuts and cinnamon then fold in the carrots.
Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then fold them into the flour, nut and cinnamon mix.
Pour into the mould and cook for about 50-55 minutes until golden and risen and a plastic cocktail stick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the 20 round mould for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack and leave to cool for at least 1 hour.
When your cake is completely cold, make the icing by mixing all the ingredients together then spread over the top of the cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1895.38 Kcal (7936 kJ)
Calories from fat	1168.15 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	129.79g	200%
Cholesterol	484.65mg	162%
Sodium	615.1mg	26%
Potassium	1121.98mg	24%
Total Carbs	165.86g	55%
Sugars	87.52g	350%
Dietary Fiber	9.98g	40%
Protein	31.11g	62%
Vitamin C	39.6mg	66%
Vitamin A	1.4mg	48%
Iron	4.7mg	26%
Calcium	416.7mg	42%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	344.68 Kcal (1443 kJ)
Calories from fat	212.43 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	23.6g	200%
Cholesterol	88.13mg	162%
Sodium	111.86mg	26%
Potassium	204.03mg	24%
Total Carbs	30.16g	55%
Sugars	15.92g	350%
Dietary Fiber	1.81g	40%
Protein	5.66g	62%
Vitamin C	7.2mg	66%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	48%
Iron	0.9mg	26%
Calcium	75.8mg	42%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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