Carrot And Orange Walnut Cake
About Carrot And Orange Walnut Cake
Carrot And Orange Walnut CakeI always like to indulge in healthy desserts being a sweet tooth person. Carrot, Orange walnut cake is one such recipe where it is baked using whole wheat flour, carrot and fresh orange juice and frosted using Orange cheese cream frosting. Treat your taste buds with a serving of this healthy slice.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
Cake
- ¾ cup cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ tsp tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch dry ginger (optional)
- ¼ cup oil (+2 tbsp more)
- ½ cup cane sugar (+1 or 2 tbsp more)
- ¼ cup curd (+2 tbsp more)
- 1 tbsp orange juice (fresh )
- 1 cup carrot (finely grated )
- 3 tbsp walnuts (finely chopped )
- Whole walnuts (for decorating)
Orange cheese cream frosting
- 28 gm cream cheese
- 100 gm icing sugar
- 1 tsp orange rind (grated )
- ½ tbsp orange juice (fresh )
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Instructions
For Cake
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and dry ginger together 3 times
- Dissolve sugar in curd
- Add oil and mix well
- Add the sifted flour mixture and mix until smooth
- Stir in the grated carrot, orange juice and chopped walnuts
- Pour the cake batter into a well greased baking pan and bake @ 180 for 45 - 50 mins in a preheated oven (preheat @ 180)
- Allow the cake to cool before frosting
For Orange cheese cream frosting
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and beat until smooth and fluffy by adding orange juice as required
Recipe Notes
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 3639IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
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Rajeswari Annamalai
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This is perfect! Can’t wait to taste it.
This looks perfect! Thanks for posting.
interesting recipe….
Such an enticing dish! Thanks for the recipe.
I’m loving this recipe already!