{"id":8324,"date":"2015-01-26T10:32:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T08:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2022-08-11T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:39:13","slug":"carrot-cake-with-walnuts-and-cranberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/food-recipes\/carrot-cake-with-walnuts-and-cranberries\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot cake with walnuts and cranberries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrot cake is a healthy alternative to many other kinds of cakes.\u00a0 This cake recipe has the added health benefit of cranberries and nuts, plus it makes a great teatime or even lunchbox treat for kids. \u00a0If your kids don\u2019t like nuts you can grind them to a powder to disguise them.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1 1\/2 c grated carrot
\n1 1\/3 c brown sugar
\n1\/1\/3 c water
\n1 c raisins \/ cranberries
\n2 T butter \/ coconut oil
\n1 t ground cinnamon
\n1\/4 t ground cloves
\n1\/4 t ground nutmeg
\n1 t vanilla
\n2 c wholewheat flour \/ combination of rye, oat bran and plain flour (1:1:2)
\n2 t baking powder
\npinch of salt
\n1\/2 c chopped pecans\/walnuts<\/p>\n

Method<\/h2>\n

Place the first 4 ingredients in a pot and boil for 5 minutes. Add butter, spices and vanilla and allow to cool. Sift the dry ingredients and add to the wet mixture, before folding in the nuts. Bake at 180”C in a greased and floured ring mould for about an 50 -60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.<\/p>\n

Ice the cooled cake with traditional cream cheese icing (vanilla, 1\/4 c butter, 1\/4 c sugar and one tub of creamed cheese) or serve warm as a pudding with custard. For a quick topping try 1\/2 c prepared custard, cooled and mixed with 1\/2 c thick vanilla flavoured yoghurt poured over the cooled cake. You could also simply dust the cake with icing sugar.<\/p>\n

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