Carob Surprise Cake Recipes

THE ULTIMATE CAROB CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Put oven on to 350°. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• In a large bowl, mix together first five (dry) ingredients. Make well in bowl for wet ingredients.
• In a separate medium bowl, mix together oil, milk and eggs. Pour into the well in dry ingredients.
• As you begin to beat the batter, add the cup of hot coffee. Beat until well mixed then for two minutes on high.
• Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick placed in center comes out dry.
• Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and continue to cool on racks until completely cooled. Finish by icing with Buttercream that follows:.
• For Icing:
• Cream butter and shortening with mixer. Add vanilla extract.
• Gradually add confectioners' sugar while continually beating with mixer. Icing will seem dry.
• Add milk continually, mixing and scraping sides of bowl, until icing appears light and right consistancy for icing cake.
• Cover until you are ready to icing.
• Makes about 3 cups.

SUGAR FREE BANANA AND CAROB CAKE

Steps:

• Melt the butter and honey together, stirring over a low heat. Once the honey is all melted, take off the heat and let it cool.
• Sift the flour, carob powder and baking powder into a large mixing bowl and reserve.
• Mash the bananas in a separate bowl along with the almond and/or vanilla essence, and gently beat in the eggs. Add the butter and honey mixture (making sure it is not too hot, as that may begin to cook the eggs), and gently stir it all together.
• Gently fold the wet banana/egg/butter mix into the dry flour/carob mix until it's all incorporated.
• Pour the cake mix into a lightly greased and lined 18cm cake tin, and bake for around 25-30 minutes at 170C. Test it in a few places with a skewer - it's done if it comes out clean, but if you get some cake mix coming out, another 5 minutes or so. Make a cup of tea and enjoy!