Ingredients
12 servings
- •3 eggs
- •¾ cup white sugar
- •1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 cup grated carrots
- •1 cup ground almonds
- •¼ cup all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •1 pinch salt
- •¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- •1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Prepare the 9 inch cake pan by rubbing the inside well with a drop of cooking oil and then scattering a little flour over it. Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Separate the eggs and beat the yolks into the sugar thoroughly. Add lemon juice and grated rind, carrots, almonds, flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture. Pour batter into 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake at 360 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
- This cake is often iced with 3/4 cup confectioners sugar into which is beaten 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Little marzipan carrots are the traditional decoration.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 192
- Carbohydrate: 26g
- Fat: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Sugar: 21g