TORTA OD MRKVE

Prema naputcima sv. Hildegarde

Sastojci:

Biskvit:

6 jaja (odvojite bjelanjke od žumanjaka)

250 g smeđeg šećera

1 žličica cimeta

250 g naribane mrkve

300 g mljevenih badema

50 g pirova brašna

limunova korica

 

Glazura:

100 g čokolade

50 g maslaca

Priprema:

Dno kalupa za torte prekrijte papirom za pečenje, a  stjenku premažite maslacom.

Pećnicu zagrijte na 170 stupnjeva C.

 

Žumanjke tucite sa šećerom, cimetom i koricom. Umiješajte mrkvu, bademe i brašno.

Bjelanjke istucite s malo soli u čvrst snijeg pa ga pažljivo umiješajte u smjesu žumanjaka i badema.

Pecite oko 1 h.

 

Tortu ostavite u kalupu da se ohladi , a potom je preokrenite i prelijte glazurom od čokolade .

CARROT CAKE

St. Hildegard’s recipe

Ingredients:

6 eggs (separated egg yolks and egg whites)
250 g brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
250 g grated carrot
300 g ground almonds
50 g spelt flour
lemon zest

For the glaze:
100 g chocolate
50 g butter

Method:

Line the bottom of a cake tin with a sheet of parchment paper. Grease the sides of the tin with butter.

Preheat the oven to 170 ºC.

Beat the egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest. Stir in the carrot, almonds and flour.
Beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt until firm peaks form. Stir into the egg yolk mixture gently.
Bake for about 1 hour.

Leave the cake in the cake tin until cold. Turn upside down and decorate with chocolate glaze.