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Sunday, 27 April 2014

Mini Apple Carrot Walnut Cake


This mini cake is packed with flavours. It is easy to do and delicious to eat. Perfect for afternoon tea snack.

Ingredients:

2                no.             Large eggs
175           grams         Plain flour
70             grams         Soft brown sugar
65             grams         White caster sugar
1               tsp.             Ground cinnamon
1               tsp.             Ground nutmeg
1/4            tsp.             Salt
1               tsp.             Baking soda
1               tsp.             Vanilla extract  / essence
2/3            cup             Corn oil
1 1/3         cups           Grated carrot ( approx. 2 medium carrots )
2/3            cups           Grated apple  ( approx. 1 medium apple)
1/2            cups           Chopped walnuts
1/4            cups           Chopped dried cranberries
1/4            cups           Raisins

How to do it?

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease and line the bottom of the mini cake mould or muffin tin.

Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking soda in a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Set aside.      

In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and vanilla essence until the sugar dissolved. Pour in the corn oil in a steady stream while you continue to whisk until the mixture is well combine and thicken.

Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well to combine. Add in the grated carrot, apple, cranberries, half the chopped walnuts and half the raisins.

Divide evenly into the mini cake mould then sprinkle over the other half walnuts and raisins. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the toothpicks comes out clean when inserted.

Enjoy :)

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