Now as we all know cakes don\u2019t really fit into a diet plan as they are most certainly not low in calories and for the most part are not seen as healthy\u2026\u2026.or are they?\u00a0 One of my colleagues only recently tried today\u2019s recipe as he had consistently refused in the past as he thought it sounded far too healthy to be tasty. And my husband was never keen to try it as, \u2018it just didn\u2019t sound right\u2019.\u00a0 Both myself and my daughter love this cake and have enjoyed completing a survey on the best ones available in the caf\u00e9s here in Barcelona.\u00a0 The only problem is that we can\u2019t remember which is the best one, so what a shame that we have to start all over again.\u00a0 I like to think that this is a healthy cake, so it really can be part of a diet and for my youngest daughter who is not keen on vegetables, she thinks that a piece of this cake is the equivalent of a portion of vegetables –\u00a0 I like her thinking. So here we have a recipe for carrot cake. <\/strong><\/p>\n I have to confess that I have never made this cake; every time I have mentioned it my eldest daughter has taken over<\/strong> from me in the kitchen as she loves to make it and I have become just the kitchen assistant. This recipe was given to me by one of our teachers; many thanks Perian, it\u2019s a great recipe.\u00a0 The following measurements are American.<\/p>\n Carrot Cake<\/u><\/p>\n 1\u00bd cups sugar<\/p>\n 1 cup vegetable or sunflower oil<\/p>\n 3 large eggs<\/p>\n 2 cups flour (if you use self raising flour<\/strong> then do not<\/u> add baking soda)<\/p>\n 1\u00bd tsps<\/strong> ground cinnamon<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 tsp baking soda<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp salt<\/p>\n \u00bc tsp nutmeg<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 cups finely shredded\/grated<\/strong> carrot<\/p>\n Cream Cheese Frosting<\/u><\/p>\n 200g Philadelphia cream cheese<\/p>\n \u00bd cup butter<\/p>\n 2 tsps vanilla<\/p>\n 250g powder sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n Vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n Resolution:<\/strong> a promise that you make to yourself to do something; e.g. my New Year\u2019s resolution is to do more exercise.<\/p>\n To take over:<\/strong> to replace someone or something or to take control (phrasal verb)<\/p>\n Self<\/strong>-raising flour:<\/strong> flour that already has the baking agent added to it (harina de bizcocho)<\/p>\n Tsp:<\/strong> teaspoon, it\u2019s used to stir tea or coffee but as a measurement it is equivalent to 5ml or about 5g.<\/p>\n Cinnamon:<\/strong> a spice which is a brown powder made from the bark<\/strong> of a tropical tree (canela)<\/p>\n Bark:<\/strong> the hard outer covering of a tree<\/p>\n Baking soda:<\/strong> a white powder used to make foods rise when they are baked (levadura)<\/p>\n Nutmeg:<\/strong> a spice which is a brown powder made from the hard fruit of a tropical tree (nuez moscada)<\/p>\n Finely shredded (US) \/ Grated (UK):<\/strong> food that has been rubbed against a grater<\/strong> to cut it into small thin strips.<\/p>\n Cake tin:<\/strong>\u00a0the mould that you use to cook your cake in.<\/p>\n\n
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