Carrot Cake with An Indian Flavor

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 45 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 530 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup flour, unbleached all-purpose
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds ground
1 cup sugar granulated
1/4 cup butter softened, clarified
1 1/2 cups carrots grated
2 tablespoons pistachio nuts chopped
2 tablespoons almonds blanched, chopped
2 tablespoons raisins, seedless

Directions

Rub a round cake pan that is 9 inches in diameter and 1-1/2 inches in height with the vegetable oil and then dust it very lightly with flour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift 1 cup flour with the baking soda and salt.

Beat the eggs well in a large bowl.

Add the cardamom, sugar, and clarified butter.

Keep beating until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

Add the sifted flour mixture to the ingredients in the large bowl and fold it in gently with a spatula.

Add the carrots, pistachios, almonds, and raisins.

Fold them in gently as well.

Turn the cake batter into the oiled and floured cake pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden red.

Decorate top iwth edible silver foil.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 176g
Amount per Serving
Calories 530 33% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.0g30%
 Saturated Fat 9.0g43%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 136mg45%
Sodium 431mg18%
Total Carbohydrate 84.0g28%
 Dietary Fiber 3.0g12%
 Sugars 56.0g
Protein 9.0g17%
Vitamin A 148%  Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 5%  Iron 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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