Raw Carrot Cake

Jun 132010

Last week saw a belated Mother’s Day celebration at my daughter’s school. To spread the word on healthy eating the school had set up a Cookery Competition for Kindergarten 1 mums, the theme was ‘cooking without fire’. I thought the idea was terrific and wanted to do something more than a salad or sandwich kind of thing. We’ ve all been reading about the raw food movement and how rawtarians are recommending that to get maximum benefits out of food we must not cook it. Cooking is believed to diminish the nutritional value and life force of food. Ofcourse I like to think that everything in moderation is a good idea, so generally strive to include raw foods along with cooked foods into our family diet.

But this was a good time for me to experiment with something that I have been dying to take a shot at for some time now – Raw Carrot Cake. I found a good source at The Raw Chef: Carrot Orange Cake. I adapted the recipe with what ingredients I had on hand, I also used fresh whipped cream to ice the cake. Very very nice cake, its the kind I would like to take a bite into once in a while.

The cake won the 1st prize at the competition. Look at the table for the winning recipes, there’s nothing left of my cake, it had been demolished! sans a cupcake wrapper someone was too polite to remove

Ingredients
4 Carrots, finely grated
1 c Raisins, soaked
¼ c Dried apricots, chopped
½ c Mixed peel
½ c Date purée *
2 c Almond flour
1½ c Desiccated coconut
1 tsp Ginger powder
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
5 cloves

Method
1. Pulse carrots, raisins, date paste & spices in a blender.
2. Drop in the chopped apricots, and mixed peel and pulse a couple of times.
3. Remove the mixture into a large bowl, along with the almond flour and desiccated coconut.
4. Mix well, press into place in a large cake pan, and refrigerate uncovered till it sets.
5. Cut into bite sized squares, frost it with whipped cream or roll them into balls and dust with desiccated coconut.

* Make the date purée by grinding 1c soft dates and 1/2c orange juice in a food processor until smooth.

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13/06/2010
Posted by Rajani at 6:18 am
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http://www.7spice.net Sonia

Superb raw idea! Look quite delicious, Rajani. Bookmarked!
http://lata-raja.blogspot.com Lata Raja

Is that all it takes to create something delicious. I am curious to try.
No wonder it won the competition and all was wiped out
http://www.litebite.in Sanjeeta kk

Beautiful clicks! coconut might give a nice flavor to the carrot cakes. Must try.
http://www.simple-easy-recipes.com/ Anne

Carrot Cake recipe is awesome. I Will try to make it. This is simple and easy too. Thank u.
http://www.anubhavati.wordpress.com Shoba Shrinivasan

Lovely cake…

I know carrot and nutmeg is a winning combination…May I please ask the camera and the lens make that captured these macros???

Shobha
http://www.cookingandme.com nags

congrats rajani!!
http://foodieshope.com Asha

Love Carrot with Walnuts and cream cheese topping, Heaven! Congratulations on winning that competition.Your Carrot cake recipe sounds divine too, lovely pics. Enjoy the win.
Answered your q at FH!:))
http://www.tasteofbeirut.com Tasteofbeirut

Rajani

As soon as I can locate almond flour I am making this cake! The best I have ever seen! Is almond flour easy to make at home?
Rajani

its very easily available here in the supermarket, but its the same as almond meal I think. i think in beirut it should be just as simple to buy it.
Rajani

thanks!
Rajani

i have a canon dslr 350d, lens is normal lens.
http://www.peppermill-miri.blogspot.,com Miri

Wow! Congrats – well deserved! I went “huh” when I read about the raw carrot cake thinking about something akin to a salad But obviously the end product is much more delicious…

Miri
Rajani

yes very
http://forkbootsandapalette.wordpress.com sheba

I must make this with my son..and raw is always good right? btw the click is outstanding..and congrats on the 1st prize!
Rajani

thanks sheba! well if you are pregnant, or sick then its advisable to think twice before an all raw diet.
http://www.mydiversekitchen.com Aparna

Have always been a bit apprensive about the “raw” movement, but you cakes look so good. And Congrats on the win.
I think I must try this one out.
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com/ satya

Hi Rajani,

It is very interesting idea to make cake without cooking…in fact it is making the impossible possible….my hubby was talking talking to me about raw food and i thought he was crazy..

after seeing your recipe i feel must try it…congrats on winning the first prize…

if you get time do visit my blog
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
http://tumyumtreats.blogspot.com/ Sunshinemom

Congrats, Rajani! Shows how good your cooking is:). I make this without the carrots and add figs. Will try with carrots when we get juicy gajars.
Renee

This looks delicious, but can you answer a question…what is meant by the “mixed peel”?

thank you!!
Rajani

thanks for dropping by! mixed peel = packaged candied peel, contains, papaya, candied citrus peels etc… hope that helps.
Sarah

Does anyone know how many calories are in this? Thankyou
Rajani

no i have no idea!! sorry

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