Ingredients
1 teaspoon orange zest
3 tablespoon ground almonds or 3 T flour
1 1/2 cup maple syrup
6 eggs, seperated
1 1/2 cup steamed, pureed carrots
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon cardamom
Cream cheese frosting
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan. Combine the carrot puree with the egg yolks, then the maple syrup. Mix in the almonds, zest, salt, and cardamom. Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff, then fold them gently into the carrot mixture. Spread in a greased pan. Bake until springy, about 40 minutes. Cool. Frost if desired. From the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc. Newspaper, March-May 2005
