Carrot and Apple Cake
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Serves: 12
- 1½ cups soft wholemeal flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ cup raisins or sultanas
- 2 medium (250g) carrots (approx 2 cups when) grated
- 1 medium (160 g) apple, unpeeled (approx 1 cup when) grated
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup macadamia or extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, optional
- Heat oven to 170 degrees
- Grease and line a 20 cm (8 inch) round cake tin
- Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger into a large bowl
- Add sultanas, carrot and apple. Set aside
- In a smaller bowl, whisk eggs, then add in oil, honey and vanilla. Whisk until well combined
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir through carefully until just combined
- Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a skewer poked into the middle comes out clean
- Cool before cutting
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2015/04/14/carrot-and-apple-cake/
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