- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Total Time
- 3 h 30 m
- Serves
- 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup
- milk
- 125 mL
- 1 cup
- chopped pitted Medjool dates
- 250 mL
- 1 1/2 cups
- all-purpose flour
- 375 mL
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 5 mL
- 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon
- 5 mL
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 2 mL
- 1/4 tsp
- each ground nutmeg and ground cloves
- 1 mL
- 1/2 cup
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- 125 mL
- 1 cup
- firmly packed brown sugar
- 250 mL
- 2
- eggs
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 5 mL
- 2 cups
- firmly packed grated carrots
- 500 mL
- 5 mL
- orange zest
- 1 tsp
- 1/2 cup
- chopped, toasted almonds
- 125 mL
- icing sugar, for dusting
Method
Step 1
Grease 4.5 to 6 L capacity slow cooker and also line bottom and sides with 2 pieces of parchment paper (crisscross pieces inside slow cooker, crushing paper to fit against sides).
Step 2
Combine milk and dates in small saucepan set over medium heat; simmer 5 min. to soften dates. Let stand 15 min. to cool.
Step 3
Meanwhile, in bowl, whisk flour with baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside. In separate bowl, using electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 min. Beat in eggs one at a time, incorporating each fully before adding next. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in carrots, orange zest, almonds and date mixture.
Step 4
Transfer batter to slow cooker, smoothing top. Cover and cook on LOW setting 2 1/2 to 3 hr. until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Let stand 15 min. in slow cooker. Use edges of parchment paper to lift cake out of slow cooker. Invert cake onto serving plate; remove parchment paper. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
Tips
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Nutritional Facts Per Serving
- Nutrition Description:
- Per serving: 1/16 of the recipe
- Calories:
- 220
- Fat:
- 8 g
- Saturated Fat:
- 4 g
- Carbs:
- 34 g
- Fibre:
- 2 g
- Sugar:
- 23 g
- Cholesterol:
- 40 mg
- Protein:
- 3 g
- Sodium:
- 180 mg
