CarobMint Cake

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Preparation Time:

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Calories from fat

hour minutes

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat g

Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Serving Ideas:

Serve with "

Macadamia Nut

Cream" (see

recipe)

Carbohydrate

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

An easy way to make tapioca flour is by grinding old fashion pearl tapioca in a coffee

grinder (see the "Glossary of Ingredients" for more information on making or buying tapioca

flour)

Refer to the "Cake Notes" at the front of this chapter for information about making cakes

including the methods that can be used to make a cake more "decadent" and other

(

methods to make a cake lower in fat)

See the "Glossary of Cooking Terms" for information about toasting and glazing nuts

/ cup maple syrup

cup sucanat sugar

(

/ cup walnut oil refined (or canola oil)

tablespoons applesauce unsweetened

/ tablespoons vanilla extract

or granulated sugar)

cups water

/ cup dried mint flakes

GARNISH

servings Mint Icing

(this is another recipe in this cookbook)

tablespoon fresh mint leaves

/ cup carob chips dairyfree

/ cup pecan halves toasted glazed

(glaze with maple syrup and mint extract)

CAKE

/ cups brown rice flour (or spelt flour)

tablespoons tapioca flour

tablespoon ground flax seed

cup carob flour (carob powder)

/ teaspoon sea salt

tablespoon baking powder (double acting)

Add maple syrup sucanat and water to a sauce pan Wrap dried mint leaves in a cheese cloth or put the leaves into

a tea infuser (or more than one if all the leaves do not fit into one) (or just use mint tea bags) Add mint to maple

syrup and water Cover bring to a boil lower heat and simmer for about minutes Let cool Remove mint

and remeasure the liquid Add water so liquid amounts to cups

While mint is simmering sift dry ingredients together

CAKE

Preheat oven to degrees F ( degrees C) Oil and flour two inch round spring form pans (it is also

possible to use one inch by inch pan) For more information about pans and about the use of parchment

paper for extremely easy cake turn out refer to the Cake Pan/Parchment Paper discussion in the "Cake Notes" at the

beginning of this chapter

Once mint mixture is prepared and somewhat cooled mix the oil applesauce and extract into the mint mixture

Stir the liquid mixture into the flour mixture Pour into the prepared cake pans

Bake for minutes (longer if using one inch by inch pan) Test to be sure the cakes are finished: the cakes

should slightly pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the cake should come out fairly

clean (not wet with batter clinging to it) Also be careful not to overbake the cakes because they can become too

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