Date And Carrot Cake Recipes

DATE, CARROT AND HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Place dates, honey and water into large pot.
• Stir constantly over medium heat.
• Stir in butter then remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Fold in flour and carrot.
• Pour into greased and lined 20 cm cake tin.
• Bake in 180 C oven for 35 - 40 minutes or till cooked.
• Cool in tin for 5 minutes, then turn onto wire rack.
• Ice when cool if desired.

DATE AND CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CAKE.
• Grease deep 22cm round cake pan, line the base with baking paper.
• Combine dates and orange juice in a saucepan; bring to boil then immediately remove from heat.
• Stir in bicarb soda; stand for 5 minutes.
• Process date mixture with sugar until almost smooth.
• Add eggs, flour and spice, and process until just combined.
• Transfer mixture into a large bowl, stir in carrot and zucchini.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake in moderate oven for about 1 hour.
• Stand for 20 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
• Top cake with frosting.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING:.
• Process all ingredients until just smooth. Serve and enjoy.