FLOURLESS CARROT & ALMOND CAKE

 

Ingredients:

• Grated Carrots, 200 g
• Ground Almonds, 100 g
• Sugar, 100 g
• Eggs, 3 Large separated 
• Butter, 100 g softened
• Fresh Milk, 50 ml
• Baking Powder, 1 sachet  (Italian) 
• Vanilla as needed
• A pinch of Salt
• Optional: Toasted Almond Flakes
• for the glaze, add a tbsp. of Milk to 100g Powdered Sugar

Procedure:

• Beat the egg yolks and the sugar until creamy and foamy.
• In a separate bowl, Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then set aside.
• Add the ground almonds, baking powder and grated carrots into the egg yolk mixture, mix until combined.
• Add the melted butter, make sure its not hot anymore, then the fresh milk, mix until combined.
• Now, fold in the beaten egg whites.
• In a 24 cm cake pan, pour in the cake mixture, Bake in a pre-heated oven of 180 °C for 35 to 40 min.

Notes: 

For the sugar glaze, i usually add lemon or orange juice to the powdered sugar, but for some individuals, they are not into sour taste in cakes.

For Almonds, you can also make freshly ground whole almonds, its up to you if you include the peels.