The rich and moist spice cake, full of carrot, dates, and cashews has great flavors. The combination and carrot and dates make it heaven!

Here go the recipes of a really tasty and rich carrot and dates cake.

Happy Baking!!

Ingredients

Flour- 1 &1/2  cup

Baking soda-3/4 tsp

Salt-1 pinch

Caramel syrup-1/4 cup

Refined oil-3/4 cup

Cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp

Egg- 2

Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp

Powdered Sugar- 3/4 cup

Grated carrot-1 cup

Chopped dates-1 cup

Cashews-1/4 cup

Method

• Prepare a 7-inch cake pan and line it with butter/oil and line a butter paper. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 150 degrees C.
• Prepare caramel syrup: Take a pan and add 1/2 cup sugar and heat, when the color changes add 1 cup boiling water and stir. When it attains the texture similar to honey remove from fire. Allow it to cool
•  Sieve the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt.
• Beat egg and sugar until creamy. Add refined oil, caramel syrup, and vanilla essence and Beat until it is incorporated thoroughly.
• Using a mixed grinder crush the grated carrot and chopped dates. Add  this to the egg mix and mix
• Now fold in the flour mix into the wet mix by two times.
• Pour the batter in the prepared tin and tap the bake tin to release air bubbles if any. Spread the cashews on top and bake in a preheated oven for 30-45 mins or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 5minutes before demoulding it.

Carrot and Dates cake

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

Author: Neena

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Flour- 1 &1/2  cup
• Baking soda-3/4 tsp
• Salt-1 pinch
• Caramel syrup-1/4 cup
• Refined oil-3/4 cup
• Cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp
• Egg- 2
• Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
• Powdered Sugar- ¾ cup
• Grated carrot-1 cup
• Chopped dates-1 cup
• Cashews-1/4 cup

Instructions

1. Prepare a 7-inch cake pan and line it with butter/oil and line a butter paper. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 150 degrees C.
2. Prepare caramel syrup: Take a pan and add ½ cup sugar and heat, when the color changes add 1 cup boiling water and stir. When it attains the texture similar to honey remove from fire. Allow it to cool
3. Sieve the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt.
4. Beat egg and sugar until creamy. Add refined oil, caramel syrup, and vanilla essence and Beat until it is incorporated thoroughly.
5. Using a mixed grinder crush the grated carrot and chopped dates. Add  this to the egg mix and mix
6. Now fold in the flour mix into the wet mix by two times.
7. Pour the batter in the prepared tin and tap the bake tin to release air bubbles if any. Spread the cashews on top and bake in a preheated oven for 30-45 mins or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 5minutes before demoulding it.

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