Pumper_Sue
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
7 inch deep cake tin or a very deep loaf tin. (Grease and line the tin)
5 eggs separated
100 gms soft brown sugar
7 table spoons splenda
1tbs lemon juice
275 gms grated young carrots.
225 gms ground almonds
25 gms brown flour or for GF use white flour and add a pinch of Xanthan gum.
1tsp cinnamon
topping
300gms soft cheese
3tbs splenda
1tsp lemon juice
chopped walnuts or mixed nuts added to the above according to taste.
Beat egg yolks until frothy. Beat in sugar and splenda until smooth and creamy, then beat in the lemon juice.
Beat in 1/3 of carrots then 1/3 almonds until all mixed in. Stir in flour and cinnamon.
Whisk egg whites until stiff, then fold into the mixture.
Pour mixture in the cake tin
cook in a pre heated oven for 1 hour at 180c, gas mark 4 350 F
On the hour remove and cover the cake lightly in baking paper and cook for a further 15 mins at 160 c/325f/ gas mark 3
Leave to cool in the tin until almost cool then remove and finish cooling on a wire tray.
Mix the topping and spread on the top.
Final instruction eat and enjoy. 🙂
This cake is quite big and not overloaded with carbs.
5 eggs separated
100 gms soft brown sugar
7 table spoons splenda
1tbs lemon juice
275 gms grated young carrots.
225 gms ground almonds
25 gms brown flour or for GF use white flour and add a pinch of Xanthan gum.
1tsp cinnamon
topping
300gms soft cheese
3tbs splenda
1tsp lemon juice
chopped walnuts or mixed nuts added to the above according to taste.
Beat egg yolks until frothy. Beat in sugar and splenda until smooth and creamy, then beat in the lemon juice.
Beat in 1/3 of carrots then 1/3 almonds until all mixed in. Stir in flour and cinnamon.
Whisk egg whites until stiff, then fold into the mixture.
Pour mixture in the cake tin
cook in a pre heated oven for 1 hour at 180c, gas mark 4 350 F
On the hour remove and cover the cake lightly in baking paper and cook for a further 15 mins at 160 c/325f/ gas mark 3
Leave to cool in the tin until almost cool then remove and finish cooling on a wire tray.
Mix the topping and spread on the top.
Final instruction eat and enjoy. 🙂
This cake is quite big and not overloaded with carbs.