Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Orange Frosting
1 cup soya flour or besan flour 3/4 cup maize cornflour (100% corn) 2 teaspoons gluten free baking powder 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons mixed spice 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 1/2 cups grated carrots (about two medium carrots) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup light olive oil 1/2 cup sour cream 3 eggs, lightly beaten ORANGE FROSTING 125 g cream cheese, chopped 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind 1 1/2 cups icing sugar 1 Preheat the oven to moderately slow (160c). 2 Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin, line the base and sides with baking paper. 3 Sift flours, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and spice into a large bowl. 4 Stir in the sugar, carrot and walnuts. 5 Stir in the combined oil, cream and eggs until smooth. 6 Pour the mixture into prepared cake tin and bake in a moderately slow oven for about one hour. 7 Stand the cake for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire cake rack to cool. 8 Top cake with Orange Frosting. 9 ORANGE FROSTING: Beat the cheese and the rind in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. 10 Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar until smooth. source is Recipezaar God Bless Marla [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/