"the Cake of Wisdom"

Submitted by Lalaloula

"I found this on a recipe card at the local health-food store. It gets its name from the ginger it uses which is commonly regarded as a "clever" spice... :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• dough

• 250 g carrots
• 10 g ginger
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel
• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• 150 g ground hazelnuts

• icing

• 150 g cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. Clean the carrots and grate them finely. Add grated ginger and lemon peel.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C Grease a spring form.
3. Divide the eggs. Cream egg yolks with 2 tbs warm water and the honey. Add cinnamon and bread crumbs as well as the carrot mixture and the hazelnuts.
4. Beat the egg whites. Fold under dough.
5. Fill the dough into the spring form and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
6. Let cool for 20 minutes and then spread with icing.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Definitely something different, & don't get me wrong ~ We thoroughly enjoyed this interesting dessert, even if it's not like most cake I've had (Well, it IS frosted, but still . . .)! Loved the flavor from the ginger & lemon AND the cinnamony icing! Well, worth making again, for sure! [Recipenapped & made in the Vegetarian/Vegan Recipe Swap 23]