Carrot Dates Cake with Mixed Dry Fruits

Name: Carrot Dates Cake with Mixed Dry Fruits
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup maida (all-purpose flour); 1/2 cup sugar; 1 pinch salt; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup oil; 1/4 th cup milk; 1 tbsp thick cream; 2 carrots grated; 7-8 dates deseeded and chopped; 10-12 cashewnuts; 7-8 almonds; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 sachet Eno Fruit Salt; 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup cup hot water

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Carrot Dates Cake with Mixed Dry Fruits is a rich and nutritious cake with the goodness of carrots,dates,nuts and raisins. The grated carrots,dates and nuts complement each other giving it a rich and grainy texture.With just a pinch of cinnamon and caramelized sugar syrup the bitter sweet fusion of flavors gives a tingling sensation to your tastebuds. So enjoy this super moist nutritious cake as a snack,pack it in kid's tiffin or simply enjoy as an aftermeal dessert with a dollop of ice cream.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

1 cupmaida (all-purpose flour)
1/2 cupsugar
1 pinchsalt
2 tbspbutter
1/2 cupoil
1/4th cup milk
1 tbspthick cream
2carrots grated
7-8dates deseeded and chopped
10-12cashewnuts
7-8almonds
1 tbspraisins
1 tspbaking powder
1 sachetEno Fruit Salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
For caramel syrup :
2 tbspsugar
1/4 cup cup hot water

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Heat sugar in a pan to caramelize.When the sugar gets a rich brown texture,pour boiling water over it and boil till the sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool.Sift flour,baking powder and pinch of salt and pass it through a seive.
2

Mix carrots,dates,nuts and raisins with 1 tbsp flour.Shake off or seive excess flour.Mix powdered sugar,oil and soft butter. Add eggs, milk and cream and blend all well in a blender. Add cinnamon powder and essence of vanilla. Blend to get a smooth texture.
3

Pour this blended mixture in the sifted maida.Add grated carrots,chopped dates,nuts and raisins.Mix all contents well.Add some more milk if the batter is thick..Now add Eno Fruit Salt and give it a mix.This makes the cake soft and fluffy.The batter for cake is ready.Line a greased cake tin with parchment paper and pour batter in it.Preheat oven to 180°C for 10 minutes and bake it for 40 -45 minutes.
4

Insert a skewer or toothpick into the centre of the cake and check whether it comes out clean.If not bake for few more minutes. Cool and remove the parchment paper. Slice and serve it with a cup of hot coffee or tea,or pack it in kid's tiffin or enjoy as an aftermeal dessert with a dollop of ice cream.