Rüebli Kuchen (Carrot Cake)

Submitted by Charlotte J

"Ingredients for a 30 cm (12 inches) baking tin, which looks like a bread loaf pan. Can be made as a pie. Often, it is decorated with little carrots made out of marzipan. found on about"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 14mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf cake

ingredients

• 350 g flour (0.77 pounds)
• 15 g baking powder (0.5 ounces)
• 300 g sugar (0.66 pounds) or 300 g raw sugar (0.66 pounds)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 pinches clove powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 250 g carrots, shredded into small pieces (0.55 pounds)
• 1 lemon
• 250 g ground almonds (0.55 pounds)
• 4 eggs
• 200 g margarine (0.44 pounds)

directions

1. Put flour in a stir bowl.
2. Add sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, clove powder and salt, mix well.
3. Add carrots, almonds, lemon juice and small pieces of lemon skin, mix well.
4. Beat eggs and add together with the margarine.
5. Mix again and pour into baking tin.
6. Bake for about 65 minutes at 180°C (355°F) in the pre-heated oven.
7. Put marzipan carrots on top of the cake for decoration. (marzipan is also referred to as marchpane or almond paste).