Carrot Cake with pumpkin and egusi nuts
RECIPE BY: Given Mashitisha
Carrot Cake
2 cups of grated carrots
1 cup of chopped pumpkin nuts
1 cup of chopped igusi nuts
1 cup of muscovado sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup of oil
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of Royal Baking Powder
1 tsp of baking soda
2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of ginger powder
1 tsp of all spice
1 tsp of nutmeg
1 tsp of clove
1 tsp of cayenne pepper
pinch of salt
Method
Grease two tins and set aside.
In a large bowl, add oil, eggs, vanilla, and muscovado sugar beat at a low speed.
In the number 2 bowl, add grated carrots, pumpkin seeds, igusi nuts then beat at a low speed until well combined.
In a smaller bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and sift together 3 times.
Add dry ingredients to wet mix and fold until everything is combined well or mix at lowest speed of your mixer.
Thoroughly grease your cake tin.
Divide the batter into 2 cake tins and bake at 150° for 25-30 minutes.
Cake filling: Mascarpone cheese with peanut butter
Ingredients
125g of mascarpone cheese
180g of Clover butter
250g icing sugar
1 tsp of vanilla
2 tbsp of organic peanut butter
Method
In a mixer, add mascarpone cheese and butter, mix till smooth.
Add vanilla essence, icing sugar and beat again until you get a pipe-able frosting.
Add peanut butter and mix well.