Tuesday 20 December 2011

Christmas Carrot Chocolate Nutty Nougat Cake

My family love this lighter version of Christmas Cake.


150g grated carrots

125g SR flour

25 g cocoa

150g Demerara sugar

2 eggs

150g Soften butter

100g melted chocolate with Almond and Nougat

2 tablespoon chopped walnuts

Juice and rind of ½ an orange

½ teaspoon mixed spice



For Carrot cream:

100g carrot puree

250 g cream cheese

2 tablespoon icing

1 teaspoon orange juice



For decorations:

Whipped cream

Glace' carrot strips

Compote of fruit and nuts

Carrot Christmas trees



Grease and line two 18 cm tins.

Sieved flour, cocoa and mixed spice together.

Cream sugar and butter together. Add in the eggs. Add in flour with cocoa and spice.

Stir in melted chocolate, walnuts orange juice and rind.

Transfer the cake mixture into the 2 prepared tins. Bake in the centre of the oven Gas mark 4/ 180C/350F  for  25 to 30 minutes. Leave to cool.

For the carrot cream:

Puree 100g of carrot in a liquidiser.

Soften cream cheese with orange juice and icing sugar. Add in carrot puree.

Sandwich the cake together with the carrot cream.

Decorate the top of the cake with whipped cream and glace' carrots and fruit and nuts.

To glace' the carrots, place a few slices of carrots in sugar solution. Simmer for 5 minutes. Leave to cool.Cut  the carrots into thin strips and use to decorate cake.

Decorate the side with carrot Christmas trees.


 http://www.lovethegarden.com/blog/christmas-carrot-competition
This is my entry for the Christmas Carrot competition