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Ingredients
Almond and carrot cake
- 100 g grapeseed oil, plus extra for greasing
- 220 g blanched almonds
- 300 g carrot, cut into pieces
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 150 g light brown sugar
- 2 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 pinch salt
Frosting
- 120 g raw sugar
- ½ orange, zest only, no white pith
- 90 g unsalted butter
- 125 g cream cheese
Decoration
- 1 tbsp walnuts
- 1 tbsp shelled unsalted pistachio nuts
- almonds, for decorating
- hazelnuts, without skin, for decorating
- pecans, for decorating
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 1491.1 kJ / 355 kcal
- Protein
- 7.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 25.3 g
- Fat
- 25 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7.6 g
- Fibre
- 3.4 g
- Sodium
- 162 mg
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