Lazy Carrot Cake
C'mon - you know there are days when you are just too lazy to bake a cake... This should help you out.
Roughly chopped carrots | 14 Ounce (400g) | |
Pecans | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (120g) | |
Brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (175g) | |
Sugar | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (110g) | |
All purpose flour | 1 1/2 Cup (24 tbs) (225g) | |
Baking powder | 1 Tablespoon (5ml) | |
Baking soda | 1 Tablespoon (5ml) | |
Ground cinnamon | 2 Tablespoon (10ml) | |
Nutmeg | 1/2 Tablespoon (2ml) | |
Ground cloves | 1/4 Tablespoon (1ml) | |
Allspice | 1/4 Tablespoon (1ml) | |
Vegetable oil | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) (125ml) | |
Plain yogurt | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) (70g) | |
Eggs | 2 | |
Pure vanilla extract | 2 Tablespoon (10ml) | |
Icing: | ||
Cream cheese | 9 Ounce , softened (250g) | |
Mascarpone | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) (50g) | |
Icing sugar | 1/3 Cup (5.33 tbs) (55g) |
GETTING READY:
1.Preheat oven to 160C (325F).
MAKING:
2.Pulse the carrot in a food processor until finely chopped.
Add everything else.
3.Process, until combined.
4.Scrape down the bowl a couple times.
5.Pour the mixture into a 9 (22cm) round springform cake pan.
6.Bake for 4560 minutes,.
7.Allow to cool in the pan.
8.To make the Icing, whip the cream cheese and ricotta with a hand blender.
9.Then add lemon juice, and icing sugar and whip until smooth.
10.Spread the icing over the cooled cake to serve.
SERVING:
11.Serve And Enjoy.