Carrot and Dates Cake (Without butter)

I’m not a big fan of carrot cake. But this super moist cake changed my mind. The combo of carrot, dates, and nuts make it a heaven! It’s a quite healthy cake, and easy to bake too.

Ingredients

• all purpose flour 1 cup
• baking soda 3/4 teaspoon
• salt 1 pinch
• vegetable oil / canola oil 3/4 cup
• Granulated Sugar 3/4 cup
• egg 2 numbers
• Pure Vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon
• grated carrot 1 cup
• chopped dates 1 cup
• chopped cashew nut / walnut 1/2 cup

Caramel

• Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup
• hot water 1/4 cup
• Dusting
• Confectioner's Sugar  

Steps

1. Prepare caramel - Heat sugar in a dry pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Swirl the pan often to avoid sugar clumps and get the sugar caramelized equally on all portions. Make the Caramel dark and on the bitter side. The bitterness of the Caramel complements this cake really well.
2. Add hot water to the caramel. It will bubble up and be careful. Switch off the heat as soon as the caramel dissolves. Keep aside till it is cooled thoroughly.
3. For full instructions : www.alittlebitofspice.com

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