I have been thinking of baking something for my Granny from a long time and something which does not have eggs in it as she doesn’t eat eggs. I remember those childhood days when me and sister used to spend our summer holidays of around a month duration at her home. I remember her baking fresh tandoori Indian breads {savory and sweet both} at home. The memories of having those hot tandoori breads smeared with homemade white butter, dipped in Mah Ki Dal {lentils and red beans slow cooked together in a creamy base} are something which can never be replaced by any kind of flavor. I get nostalgic of thinking about it.
And this cake was a treat for her recovering from an injury she suffered a few months back. The courage and patience she’s been showing all this time is commendable and is worth a reward. And this is something which I could do least for her.
So I decided to bake this carrot and walnut cake. I was initially a bit hesitant and less confident considering my forte in to baking a cake without eggs. But trust me when I saw the results I couldn’t believe it that a cake without eggs could be so moist and flavorsome. The cake didn’t last long {everyone enjoyed it to the last bit}.
I got this recipe from this blog. Thanks to the blog owner for sharing this recipe and making my life simpler. And surprisingly the lady from this blog also had the similar reasons to bake this egg less cake. And I was lucky enough to find out this recipe.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely grated carrots
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup melted butter or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Mix the dry ingredients and spices until well blended.
- Add grated carrots. Stir until thoroughly blended.
- Add wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 30 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Dust with icing sugar using a stencil {i used a butter paper to draw out some patterns and cut outs}, if you like.