Carrot Almond Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups steamed pureed carrots

  • 6 eggs, separate egg yolks and whites

  • 2 cups honey or sugar

  • 2 tablespoons ground almonds or 2 tablespoons flour

  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

  • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom

  • cream cheese frosting (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350

  2. Butter a 9 inch round or square cake pan

  3. Combine pureed carrots with egg yolks and sugar (or honey)

  4. Mix in ground almonds (or flour), orange zest, salt, and cardamom

  5. Beat egg whites in separate bowl till stiff then fold egg whites into the carrot mixture

  6. Spread in pan and bake till springy and toothpick comes out clean for 45 minutes.

  7. Cool, and frost with cream cheese frosting if desired.

Recipe adapted from "‘From Asparagus to Zucchini’ cookbook