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Carrot Nettle Cake



This cake was sooo good. It's amazing how even my son ate it up and he refuses to eat "weeds from the bush"!

1 cup white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cardamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon Herbamare

3 eggs

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups shredded carrots

2/3 cup steamed and chopped nettles

1 14 oz. can drained pineapple pieces

1/2 cup nut blend

Icing

2/3 cup cream cheese

1/4 cup softened butter

1 1/3 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Steam about 6 cups of nettles for 5 minutes, until wilted. Drain and let cool. When cool to touch, chop finely.

2. In a large bowl sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon, and salt.

3. In a seperate bowl beat eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla until smooth.

4. Mix wet and dry ingredients until moistened.

5. Mix carrots, nettles, pineapple and nuts so well mixed.

6. Fold in carrots, pineapple, nettles and pecans in wet ingredients.

7. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry. Let cool.

8. Beat all icing ingredients until smooth.

9. When cool to the touch spread icing over cake.

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