Carrot Cake (Aargau)

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 820 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 1 cake suggest servings
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Ingredients

5 large eggs separated
275 grams sugar
1 each lemon juice
2 each lemon zest grated
250 grams almonds ground
300 grams carrots finely grated
75 grams corn flour
1 pinch cinnamon, ground
1 pinch cloves, ground
10 grams baking powder
1/2 dl kirsch (cherry brandy)
1 pinch salt
For glazing
50 grams apricot jelly
1 x fondant icing
1 x marzipan carrots

Directions

Beat together the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest, until light.

Add the finely grated carrots and the almonds.

Mix in the cornflour, cinnamon, ground cloves and baking powder.

Then add the kirsch.

Mix or beat until smooth.

Beat the egg whites until stiff and carefully fold in.

Butter a tin (24 cm diameter, 5 cm high), dust with flour.

Turn the mixture into the tin.

Bake in the oven for 50 - 60 minutes at 180 degrees C.

When cooked, brush the cake with a hot apricot glaze and thin fondant icing.

Decorate with small marzipan carrots.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 302g
Amount per Serving
Calories 820 43% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.0g60%
 Saturated Fat 4.0g22%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 264mg88%
Sodium 143mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 105.0g35%
 Dietary Fiber 10.0g38%
 Sugars 76.0g
Protein 24.0g47%
Vitamin A 259%  Vitamin C 16%
Calcium 35%  Iron 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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