Everyday
Food, January/February 2006
Husband-Tested
in Alice’s Kitchen
Serves
8
Here’s a quick, easy, and
not-too-sweet dessert that goes great with a hot cup of coffee or tea. We thought it tasted best the day after it was made. This would be a nice treat to put in your lunchbox. All the ingredients are available at Lost River Market & Deli, our community-owned grocery store.
Ingredients
¼ cup
vegetable oil, plus more for pan
1
cup (spooned and leveled) all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1 teaspoon
baking soda
½ teaspoon
ground cardamom, or 1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon
salt
2
large eggs, room temperature
½ cup
granulated sugar
1/3 cup
packed light-brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar.)
1/3
cup low-fat plain yogurt (I used plain Greek yogurt.)
1
cup finely shredded, packed (about 2 medium) carrots
Quick Glaze* or confectioners' sugar
Directions
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Brush an 8-inch round cake pan with oil. Place a round of
waxed or parchment paper in the bottom; brush with oil, and dust with flour,
tapping out excess. Set aside.
In a
medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cardamom, and salt; set aside. In a
small bowl, whisk eggs, sugars, yogurt, and oil until smooth. Gently mix egg
mixture into dry ingredients until moistened; mix in carrots. Transfer batter
to prepared pan.
Bake until
a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes (if browning
too quickly, tent cake with aluminum foil). Cool in pan, 15 minutes. Turn out
of pan, remove paper, and cool completely on a rack, right side up. Apply
glaze, or dust with confectioners' sugar.
Quick Glaze*
½ cup
confectioners' sugar
1 to
2 teaspoons water (or more)
Directions
In a small
bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and 1 to 2 teaspoons water until a smooth but
thick glaze forms (too thin a glaze will be absorbed by the cake). Place a
piece of waxed paper under cooling rack for easy cleanup. Spoon glaze back and
forth over cake, forming a pattern. Keep cake on cooling rack until glaze is
set, 15 to 20 minutes.
No comments:
Post a Comment