Carob Cake..as requested

Just remeber, it's not Betty Crocker, it's healthy!



Carob Layer Cake (from Mothering Magazine)



1 cup whole wheat or spelt flour

1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 cup carob powder

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup melted butter or corn oil

2/3 cup water

1 1/4 cups maple syrup, agave nectar, brown rice syrup, or honey

1 tablespoon apple cider or brown rice vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs, separated


Preheat oven to 350º. Oil and flour 2 8-inch cake pans. Sift the flours, baking soda, sea salt, carob powder, and nutmeg together. In small bowl, beat egg whites until firm but not dry. In large mixing bowl, beat butter or oil, water, sweetener, vinegar, vanilla, and egg yolks until completely blended. Beat flour mixture into wet ingredients. Gently fold egg whites into batter. Divide the batter between the two cake pans. Bake about 30 minutes, or until tester inserted in center of cake comes out dry. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Serves 12



*I used Whole Wheat Flour and Unbleached Wheat flour with the Germ...it turned out fine

*I also chose Maple Syrup



For the frosting... (from Nourishing Tradtions)

8oz Cream Cheese, softened

1/4c butter, softened

1/2T vanilla

1/4c raw honey



Blend all ingredients together very well,until smooth.





I chose to put strawberry(blackberry sounds good, too) "All Fruit" in between the cake layers along with some frosting. I then spread the remaining frosting on top. You could put fresh fruit on top to go with the fruit spread flavor.

Enjoy!