Carrot And Macadamia Cake Recipes

MACADAMIA CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine All-Bran and boiling water; let stand for 10 minutes. In a bowl, beat the brown sugar, molasses and oil. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add buttermilk and soaked All-Bran; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in bran flakes, carrots, dates and nuts., Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CARROT AND MACADAMIA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until pale and creamy. Add oil and vanilla and continue beating until combined.
• Stir in sifted flour, salt, baking powder and soda, and cinnamon. Fold in carrots and nuts.
• Pour mixture into greased and lined loaf tin and bake at 150C for 45-50 minutes.
• Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
• To make icing: beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and lemon rind together. Stir in sifted icing sugar until well combined.
• Spread icing over completely cooled cake and sprinkle with extra nuts.

GINGER - MACADAMIA - COCONUT - CARROT CAKE!

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 and have ready 2 8 inch round springform cake pans lightly greased.
• in a large bowl, sift together flour, bakinh powder, baking soda, salt, and ground spices.
• in a separate mixing bowl, mix together pineapple juice, oil, sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla.
• add dry ingredients to wet ones until smooth.
• fold in the macadamias, ginger, coconut, and carrots.
• divide the batter evenly between the 2 round cake pans and bake for 40 - 45 minutes.
• let cool in pans.
• frost with coconut frosting and serve!
• for frosting:.
• cream the margarine until light and fluffy.
• add the coconut milk and vanilla and combine.
• add the sifted confectioners' sugar and mix till smooth.
• add unsweetened coconut and combine.