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Carrot and walnut cake with cardamom frosting

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Carrot and walnut cake with cardamom frosting
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: Dessert, baking
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Ingredients
Cake:
  • 6dl (2¾ cups) carrots, finely grated
  • 2dl (1 cup) canola oil
  • 5dl (2¼ cups) wheat flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 4dl (1¾ cups) sugar
  • 2dl (1 cup) walnuts, chopped into small pieces
Frosting:
  • 120g (4¼ oz) cream cheese
  • 50g (1¾ oz) margarine
  • 4dl (1 ¾ cups) confectioner’s sugar
  • cardamom
  • Oven: 175°C/350°F Time: 40 minutes

Instructions
  1. Grate carrots.
  2. Beat eggs and sugar fluffy and add the remaining ingredients.
  3. Bake the cake in a greased pan on a low oven rack.
  4. Mix together the ingredients for the frosting.
  5. Spread the frosting on the cake when it’s cold.
  6. Arrange as shown.

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February 26, 2012

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