Carrot Cake Slices

Ingredients

• 600 g Carrots
• 7 eggs
• 1 lemon (juice and grated zest)
• 2 packets vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 400 g ground almonds
• 100 g flour
• 1 packet baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp clove powder
• 125 g apricot jam
• 200 g whipping cream

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel and finely grate the carrots.

2. 2.

   Separate the eggs; beat the yolks with honey, lemon zest and juice, vanilla sugar, and salt until creamy.

3. 3.

   Combine flour, spices, almonds, and baking powder; fold into the grated carrots.

4. 4.

   Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them in.

5. 5.

   Spread the batter onto a buttered rectangular baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 40 minutes, then remove and cool.

6. 6.

   Warm the jam, strain through a sieve, brush over the cake, cut into slices, and serve with whipped cream.