Carrot-ginger raisins cake is a desert like no other. This cake is tasty, moist and crunchy. It is healthy too. The cake can be served plain, dusted with confectioners sugar or frosted. Either ways Carrot-ginger raisin cake will be delicious as a cake or for desert. The cake combine the health benefits of ginger, carrots, raisins and walnuts. This combination also makes the cake moist and crunchy. I bake this cake every week and my kids can not have enough of it.

Carrot-ginger raisin cake

Carrot-ginger raisins cake is a desert like no other. This cake is tasty, moist and crunchy. It is healthy too. The cake can be served plain, dusted with confectioners sugar or frosted. Either ways Carrot-ginger raisin cake will be delicious as a cake or for desert.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Resting time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine All

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup Whole-wheat flour/all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar light brown
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1½ cup carrots grated
• 1 inch fresh ginger peeled and grated
• ¾ cup olive oil/canola oil
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• butter/margarine or oil for greasing the pan

Instructions

 

Step 1:

• Pre-heat oven to 325°F (162°C)
• Grease and flour the cake pan or use a parchment paper to line the bottom of the pan
  

Step 2:

• In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together
  
• In another bowl, combine oil, sugar (honey), eggs, carrots and ginger
• Mix the carrot mixture with the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula to combine.
• Add raisins and walnuts and fold into the mixture ensuring that you do not overmix.
  

Step 3:

• Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan to almost the top. Make sure that the batter is levelled well.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 40 minutes or until the test for doneness returns positive results.
• Remove the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing it for further cooling or serving.
• Serve with tea or coffee or as desert.

Notes

Substitute sugar with honey  of equal amounts. You can also reduce the amount of sugar to 1/2 cup if desired.

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