Aargau Carrot Cake

Name: Aargau Carrot Cake
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 237 milliliters grated carrots; 177 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters ground almonds; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 pinch salt; 177 milliliters white sugar

Aargau Carrot Cake is a dairy free and vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 241 calories, 6g of protein, and 9g of fat. A mixture of eggs, salt, confectioners' sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is perfect for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare the 9 inch cake pan by rubbing the inside well with a drop of cooking oil and then scattering a little flour over it. Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).

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Cooking Oil

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Separate the eggs and beat the yolks into the sugar thoroughly.

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Sugar

Egg Yolk

Egg

Add lemon juice and grated rind, carrots, almonds, flour, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

Lemon Juice

Almonds

Carrot

All Purpose Flour

Beef

Salt

Mix well.

Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture.

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Egg Whites

Pour batter into 9 inch cake pan.

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Bake at 360 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

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Oven

This cake is often iced with 3/4 cup confectioners sugar into which is beaten 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Little marzipan carrots are the traditional decoration.

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Powdered Sugar