Nutriplus Protein Recipes — Carrot Cake

We gave you an easy new recipe to make delicious chocolate brownies to get your kids to eat their protein, a few weeks ago. Did you get a chance to make them? Did your kids enjoy it?

This week we give you a chance to make a delicious, healthy protein treat for yourself and the other adults in your home. It could be a great dish to serve at your team meetings too! This week we will teach you how to make a moist, and flavourful carrot cake with the Vanilla Flavoured Nutriplus Protein Power that is packed with nutrition and taste.

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a cake tin and keep aside.
• Sift together Nutriplus Protein Power, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
• Separate the egg yolks and white in different bowls, beat the egg yolk till smooth
• In a large bowl beat together the oil, milk and maple syrup. Add the beaten egg yolks.
• Fold in the flour then add the boiling water..
• Stir in the grated carrots. .
• In another bowl, whisk the 2 egg whites to soft peaks. Fold it into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the tin. Bake for 45 minutes till done
• To know if the cake is ready, insert a fork at the centre of the cake and check if it comes out clean.
• Remove from oven, let the cake cool before removing it from the tin.

Note: For an interesting variation, add ½ cup of chopped walnuts while mixing the cake batter and top with icing of choice. Cream cheese icing is ideal for carrot cake.

Number of servings -16

Nutrition facts per serving:

Energy: 170 kcals Protein: 7g Fats: 6g Carbohydrates: 18g

Common measures: 1tsp: 5g 1tbsp: 15g 1 cup: 150g