CARROT CAKE It's so good, you'll want to make two and put one in the freezer … but don't put the topping on before freezing! A great way to hide tofu in a recipe if you are unsure about eating it or think it doesn't taste of anything. Carrots are the main ingredient in this delicious moist cake and are high in friendly antioxidants (see below). Method Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease and line the cake tins. Sift flour into a large bowl and mix in the bicarb, salt, ginger, cinnamon, sugar and oats. Grate carrots and add to mixture. In a food processor, blend the drained tofu and add the eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is smooth. Add the tofu mixture and the oil to the other ingredients and mix well. Divide the mixture between the two cake tins. Bake at the centre of the oven for between 45 min and 1 hour. Test cake by inserting a skewer which should come out clean when cooked. Leave to cool for 10 mins in tins, then turn out onto cooling racks. Topping Mix all the ingredients in a food processor until combined, then spread over the top of the cooled cakes.
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Makes 2 x 2lb loaf tins FOR THE CAKE 1 x 250g pack plain tofu, drained 4 free range eggs 250mls vegetable oil 250g self-raising flour ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 3 heaped tsp ground cinnamon 1 heaped tsp ground ginger 70g organic rolled oats 300g organic brown cane sugar 500g grated carrots   FOR THE TOPPING 250g icing sugar 60g butter (softened) 125g cream cheese ½ tsp vanilla essence Grated rind of 1 unwaxed lemon   Antioxidants explained… When our cells use oxygen, they produce byproducts called free radicals  which can cause damage to tissues throughout the body causing worsening in bone density, heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer, and the wrinkles on your face. Antioxidants act as ‘free radical scavengers’ and hence prevent and repair damage done by the free radicals. Antioxidants may also enhance immune defence and therefore lower the risk of cancer and infection.