Glazed carrot cake

-150gr peeled almonds

-150gr sugar

-1 untreated orange

-1 untreated lemon

-4 eggs

-300gr carrots

-50gr flour

-1 sachet baking powder

-for the Royal icing

-300gr icing sugar

-2 egg whites

-4 drops lemon juice

- Blend the almonds with the sugar and grated zest of the citrus fruit.

- In another bowl whisk the eggs with the grated carrots, then add the almonds

- Fold in the two mixtures and add the sifted flour and baking powder.

- Butter the mould and pour the mixture, bake for 10-13 minutes at 160 degrees then raise the temperature to 180 degrees for another 40 minutes, take out of the oven and let cool down

- In the meantime prepare the icing, add the icing sugar and the drops of lemon juice to the egg whites and mix very well

- Put the mixture in a piping bag and decorate to your liking.

Recipe of Simone Rugiati