Date and Carrot Kiddies Cake – a Healthier Option!
published by qasimdharamsy on Jan 21, 2010
Date and carrot kiddies cake – a healthier option.
For a healthy treat for the kids try this delicious recipe for date and carrot cake:
You will need:
250g softened butter, 250g soft brown sugar or golden castor sugar, 250g wholewheat flour, 5 eggs, vanilla essence, two carrots that have been washed, peeled and finely grated, 50g of chopped fresh dates, 50g of finely chopped walnuts, one teaspoon each of ground ginger powder and ground cinnamon powder, two teaspoons baking powder and the juice and grated rind of one fresh orange.
You can either make this cake the good old fashioned way by lovingly creaming together the butter with the sugar, then adding the beaten eggs to the mixture etc. etc. or do it the ‘No fuss’ (what the ‘eck way!) by bunging all the ingrediants into a mixing bowl and whisking on high speed with an electric whisk for ten minutes – my kinda way!
Pour the cake batter into a greased, lined tin and bake in an oven till golden brown. Here’s a tip for a really moist cake; half-fill another cake tin with water and place on the shelf directly under the shelf in the oven where you’re baking the cake. It will create steam in the oven which will keep the cooking cake moist. Check on the water-filled tin occasionally to make sure the water hasn’t all dissappeared!
Once the cake is cooked, remove from the oven, allow to cool completely on a wire rack and then top with a frosting made from 100g soft cream cheese, 25 g softened butter and 250g icing sugar. Enjoy!
# 1 by neverloggedin
January 21st, 2010 at 12:16 pm #
I like it!
# 2 by dipz091412
January 21st, 2010 at 12:30 pm #
niice
# 3 by Atanacio
January 21st, 2010 at 1:06 pm #
this looks do-able
# 4 by Payge
January 21st, 2010 at 2:27 pm #
My grandkids would eat this and probably like it,but I would mix it the old fashioned way.
# 5 by 8Shei8
January 21st, 2010 at 3:22 pm #
a healthy alternative
# 6 by diamondpoet
January 21st, 2010 at 3:27 pm #
Good recipe and healthy too, thanks for sharing.
# 7 by AlmaG
January 21st, 2010 at 9:14 pm #
Sounds like a wonderful kiddie treat.
# 8 by j p gallagher
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 am #
That sounds nice
# 9 by albert1jemi
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:01 am #
sounds good
# 10 by qasimdharamsy
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:36 am #
thanks friends…i like your comments….
# 11 by Shirley Shuler
January 22nd, 2010 at 5:36 pm #
Sounds like a good healthy recipe.
# 12 by AussieSheila
January 23rd, 2010 at 12:10 pm #
Oooh sounds like the next cake I’m baking! Thanks for the recipe!
# 13 by Moses Ingram
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:51 pm #
Thanks for sharing.