Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
• 1 1/4 cups finely grated carrots
• 250 g ground almonds
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 egg whites
• cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 beat the egg yolks with the lemon zest and sugar until light and creamy.
• 2 stir in the grated carrot, almonds, flour and salt.
• 3 beat the eggwhites until they hold stiff peaks and fold lightly into the carrot mixture.
• 4 pour into a well greased 23cm round cake tin and bake in a preheated 180c oven for about 1 hour, or until firm in the centre.
• 5 decorate with whipped cream and serve.