Aargau Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup carrot, grated
• 1 cup almonds, ground
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 prepare the 9 inch cake pan by rubbing the inside well with a drop of cooking oil and then scattering a little flour over it. preheat oven to 360 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• 2 separate the eggs and beat the yolks into the sugar thoroughly. add lemon juice and grated rind, carrots, almonds, flour, baking powder and salt. mix well.
• 3 beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture. pour batter into 9 inch cake pan.
• 4 bake at 360 degrees f (180 degrees c) for 45 minutes.
• 5 this cake is often iced with a confectioner's sugar icing make by beating 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 3/4 cup confectioners sugar. little marzipan carrots are the traditional decoration.