Weekend baking: A delectable carrot cake to treat your taste buds

Spend the weekend mastering the art of baking a delectable, soft carrot cake. Whether you plan to share it over tea, or serve it at your weekend soirée - this delicious cake with a light icing is simple yet special enough for any occasion.

So put on your baking gloves, and get ready to create a summer treat.

Ingredients
Eggs: 6

Sugar: 300 gm
Lemon juice & zest: 0.04 ltr
Almonds (grounded): 300 gm
Carrots (grated and squeezed): 300 gm
Corn flour: 25 gm
Baking powder: 10 gm
Kirsch: 0.03 ltr
Ginger (candied): 20 gm
Cinnamon powder: 5 gm
Apricot glaze: 50 gm
Refined Flour: 200 gm
Sultanas: 100 gm

Icing
Egg white: 30 gm
Icing suagr: 300 gm
Lemon juice: 0.01 ltr
Marzipan carrots (for finishing)
Marzipan: 30 gm

Method
- Grate carrots, squeeze them and extract all the moisture
- Sieve refined flour, corn flour and baking powder together
- Whisk eggs and sugar till they are light and fluffy
- Fold in the flour mix and rest of the ingredients in egg and sugar batter
- Pour this mixture into a greased tray and bake at 170 deg C for 35 to 40 minutes or till completely cooked
- Remove cake from the tray and let it cool on the cooling rack for 50 to 60 minutes
- Prepare marzipan by whisking egg whites and gradually adding icing sugar and lemon juice
- Pour icing on top of the cake and let it set
- Make mini carrots of the marzipan for garnishing

(Courtesy: Trident, Agra)

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