An easy-to-bake fruit cake with a twist!
It’s that time of the year again when juicy red carrots make an appearance in the markets and on our plates. While Gajar ka halwa is a crowd favourite, home baker Faiziya Soomar chose to work these red beauties into a rich American Fruit Cake. Here is her recipe for this teatime treat, which can also double up as a rich cake for festive occasions!
22 Feb 2020
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Prep time
15mins -
Cooking time
45mins -
Serves
4people
Ingredients
| Carrots (grated) | 2 cup/s |
| Sugar | 1.5 cup/s |
| Dates | 50 gram (g) |
| Cherries | 50 gram (g) |
| Tutti frutti | 50 gram (g) |
| Raisins (chopped) | 50 gram (g) |
| Candied peel | 30 gram (g) |
| Lemon rind | to taste |
| Eggs | 3 piece/s |
| Maida | 2 cup/s |
| Baking soda | 0.5 teaspoon/s (tsp) |
| Baking powder | 1 teaspoon/s (tsp) |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon/s (tsp) |
| Oil | 0.75 cup/s |
| Caramelised sugar (for color) | 0.75 cup/s |
| Vanilla essence | 1 teaspoon/s (tsp) |
| Nutmeg | 1 teaspoon/s (tsp) |
| Cinnamon powder | 1 tablespoon/s (tbsp) |
| Cashews | 50 gram (g) |
Method
- Preheat the oven to 100°C.
- Mix the grated carrots and sugar together. Add the chopped dates and other fruits to this mixture. Mix this properly with your fingers and keep it aside.
- Beat the eggs and add this to the mixture. Stir it with a spoon or spatula.
- Sift the maida with baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Mix in the sifted maida and oil.
- Add caramelised sugar, vanilla essence and spices to the batter. Mix well.
- Add the chopped nuts in the end.
- Pour the batter into a greased baking tin and bake for 40 minutes at 100°C.
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