Recipe: Carrot and mint cake

Dessert recipes with herbs
May 17, 2009


When I tried Coconut, chocolate and mint cake I found out that adding mint to cake recipes makes them more interesting.

Carote gialleThese are my yellow carrots... ok, I just wanted to show them.


When I will harvest my yellow carrots, I will cook again this cake. I think it will be of a different colour, because this is made with classic orange carrots.

Carrot and mint cake

Carrot and mint cake


Ingredients
200g Philadelphia cheese
250g all-purpose flour
5 carrots
3 eggs
130g sugar
40g cane-sugar
15g baking powder
2 tbsp. milk
20-25 mint leaves


Carrot and mint cakeDirections
Peel the carrots and cook them in boiling water, then drain well and mash them.
Separate the whites from the yolks and whip them.
Dissolve the baking powder in milk.
Mix the yolks with the Philadelphia cheese, sugar and cane-sugar. Add the whipped whites, all-purpose flour, mashed carrots, baking powder and minced mint.
Pour in a buttered baking pan and bake in preheated 180° C (356 F) oven 40 minutes.



Morning Glory muffins with mintA similar recipe:

Morning Glory muffins with mint


I am sending this to Original Recipes.
You may be interested in...

Recipe: Fried bananas with coconut and sesame seeds


Dessert recipes with spices and herbs
Storing mint: freezing


Harvest and Store

Related Photo Galleries



Comments

Author: Lore (URL)
21/05/2009

It s awesome that you have a vegetable garden of your own and I bet you can t wait til harvest time :). The cake looks delicious and hey since it has carrots it s definitely good for you.
Thanks for sharing a few slices with the Original Recipes Round-Up as well!


Your comment

 


Please prove that you are not a robot.
Author:
 
Mail:
 
URL:

Recent posts

(Ita) Ricetta: Crackers ai fiori di sambuco

...

Rocket flower
The surprising flowers
Spring is coming and my Esmee rocket is blooming. It has big, white flowers, and I let them on the plant to harvest the seeds. Many other vegetables and aromatic herbs are...

(Ita) Ricetta: Zuppa di cozze al crescione

...

Pink peppercorn
Spices close up
Pink peppercorns are dried fruits of the Peruvian peppertree (Shinus molle). It is also called false pepper or Californian pepper tree, and it's not related with the black pepper...

(Ita) Ricetta: Burritos di pollo al coriandolo e cumino

...

Site Archive