Ginger and carrot cake

Name: Ginger and carrot cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) cake crumbs; 50 g (1¾ oz) plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; large pinch of ground cinnamon; large pinch of ground ginger; small pinch of ground cloves; finely grated rind of 1 lemon; 6 large egg whites; 6 egg yolks; 200 g (6½ oz) caster sugar; 250 g (8 oz) carrots, grated; 125 g (4 oz) ground almonds; 125 g (4 oz) ground hazelnuts; 75 g (2½ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 pieces (up to 40 g/1¼ oz) glacé ginger, finely chopped; 175 g (5¾ oz) icing sugar; 75 g (2½ oz) cream cheese; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Cakes

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

The finely chopped glacé ginger, lemon rind and combination of spices give this moist cake its delicious flavour. Enhanced by the soft creamy icing, this cake is bound to disappear quickly.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
200 g (6½ oz) caster sugar

Cake
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Preheat the oven to moderately hot 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Line a 20 cm (8 inch