Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup of orange juice (fresh recommended)
4 tbsp. chopped walnuts
4 dried apricot chopped (optional)
¼ cup dried cranberries
1 tbsp. orange zest
1 ripe banana
3 grated carrots
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
4 tbsp. vegetable oil (coconut oil recommended)
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 English cake tray or 7.5 inch cake pan
¼ cup maple syrup (optional)
¼ cup of raw sliced almonds (optional)
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Step 2
Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
Step 3
In a separate bowl whisk eggs, banana, oil, carrots, orange zest, vanilla extract, and brown sugar until combined.
Step 4
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold the ingredients together until combined.
Step 5
Add the orange juice, nutmeg, cinnamon, walnuts, cranberries, and apricot, and mix.
Step 6
Grease the pan with vegetable oil and pour the batter into the cake pan evenly. At this point, you should cover the cake with sliced almonds.
Step 7
Bake for 25-40 minutes. After 25 minutes check the center of the cake with a toothpick, if it comes out clean- it’s ready, if not, give it a few minutes and check again. Don’t overbake it.
Step 8
Let it rest for 30 minutes at room temperature
Step 9
Pour the maple syrup on top.
Step 10
That’s the time to make tea or coffee as a company to this lovely cake.
