Nutriplus Protein Recipes — Carrot Cake

We gave you an easy new recipe to make delicious chocolate brownies to get your kids to eat their protein, a few weeks ago. Did you get a chance to make them? Did your kids enjoy it?

This week we give you a chance to make a delicious, healthy protein treat for yourself and the other adults in your home. It could be a great dish to serve at your team meetings too! This week we will teach you how to make a moist, and flavourful carrot cake with the Vanilla Flavoured Nutriplus Protein Power that is packed with nutrition and taste.

Ingredients	Measure
Nutripus Protein Power (Plain Vanilla)	18 scoops / 150 gms
Whole Wheat Flour	1 Cup / 150 gms
Eggs	2
Sunflower Oil	1/2 Cup / 75 ml
Skimmed Milk	1 cup/ 150 ml
Maple Syrup	1/2 Cup
Carrots (grated)	6 (125 gms)
Baking Powder	1/2 tsp
Baking Soda	1/4 tsp
Ground Cinnamon	1/2 tsp
Nutmeg (grated)	1/4 tsp
Salt	a pinch
Boiling Water	2 Tbsp

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a cake tin and keep aside.
Sift together Nutriplus Protein Power, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
Separate the egg yolks and white in different bowls, beat the egg yolk till smooth
In a large bowl beat together the oil, milk and maple syrup. Add the beaten egg yolks.
Fold in the flour then add the boiling water..
Stir in the grated carrots. .
In another bowl, whisk the 2 egg whites to soft peaks. Fold it into the batter.
Pour the batter into the tin. Bake for 45 minutes till done
To know if the cake is ready, insert a fork at the centre of the cake and check if it comes out clean.
Remove from oven, let the cake cool before removing it from the tin.

Note: For an interesting variation, add ½ cup of chopped walnuts while mixing the cake batter and top with icing of choice. Cream cheese icing is ideal for carrot cake.

Number of servings -16