Savoury Carrot Cake

Leek, Carrot and Feta Savoury Carrot Cake – a delicious alternative to a traditional sweet carrot cake. Enjoy it as a delicious addition to an Easter lunch gathering. It will also make a tasty, quick lunch served with a side salad. And for those balmy summer days, it’s super to take on a picnic. You can also serve cubed as finger food at a party.

The cake freezes very well, so you could cut into slices and freeze the individual slices to give you packed lunches for weeks ahead.

Cuisine     British

Time          30 – 60 mins

Skill Level Confident

Serves       8

Ingredients

Method

• Pre-heat your oven to 180C (350F).
• Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the leeks and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, until the leeks start to wilt. Add the cumin and the brown mustard seed and stir-fry for another 2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Put the spelt flour, the polenta, the baking powder, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper in a medium to large mixing bowl. Add the grated carrot, the crumbled feta cheese and the spiced wilted leeks and mix until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and add this to the leek, carrot, flour and polenta mix.
• Mix until just combined, then transfer the batter to a 20cm round or square cake tin, or 10 to 12 muffin tins.
• Bake for about 45 minutes if you are making one big cake, or about 15 minutes if you are making individual cakes, or until a skewer or a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool further.
• Serve warm or cold with a side salad or coleslaw.