Rüebli Kuchen (carrot Cake)

Total Time: 1 hr 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 4 mins

Ingredients

• 350 g flour (0.77 pounds)
• 15 g baking powder (0.5 ounces)
• 300 g sugar (0.66 pounds) or 300 g raw sugar (0.66 pounds)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 pinches clove powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 250 g carrots, shredded into small pieces (0.55 pounds)
• 1 lemon
• 250 g ground almonds (0.55 pounds)
• 4 eggs
• 200 g margarine (0.44 pounds)

Recipe

• 1 put flour in a stir bowl.
• 2 add sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, clove powder and salt, mix well.
• 3 add carrots, almonds, lemon juice and small pieces of lemon skin, mix well.
• 4 beat eggs and add together with the margarine.
• 5 mix again and pour into baking tin.
• 6 bake for about 65 minutes at 180°c (355°f) in the pre-heated oven.
• 7 put marzipan carrots on top of the cake for decoration. (marzipan is also referred to as marchpane or almond paste).