How To Make A Delicious Cannabis Infused Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is an all-time favourite of the Western palate. Always filling and guaranteed to be healthy, this recipe increases the health benefits by adding a loving dollop of THC for the best therapeutic and recreational value. As with all edibles, there is a delay as your body absorbs the goodness, then a luxurious mellow envelopes you.

Preparation time: 25 minutes including frosting.
Cooking time: Approx 1 hour.
Dosage: If you use cannabutter for the frosting as well, this can be quite a potent recipe. Each cake has eight healthy slices. Each slice would be 15mg THC.

INGREDIENTS

For the cake:

• 3 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 3 cups of finely shredded carrots (that's about six medium-sized carrots)
• 1½ cups of melted cannabutter or cannaoil
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of chopped walnuts

For the frosting:

• 250g block of cream cheese
• ½ cup of melted cannabutter
• 4 cups of icing sugar
• Juice from one freshly squeezed small orange
• Orange zest

HARDWARE

• 25cm cake pan, greased. If you want to be a real pro, line the bottom with baking paper.
• 2 medium-sized bowls
• Large spoon
• Measuring jug and other measuring stuff
• Electric mixer
• Sharp knife
• Grater or zester

METHOD

Cake

1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C. 
2. In one bowl combine the shredded carrots, walnuts, cinnamon and salt and set aside, (for a tasty twist soak walnuts overnight in your fave liqueur). 
3. In the other bowl fold together all the other dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, baking soda and the sugar. Make a well in the mixture.
4. Add the four eggs and fold through mixture with the spoon. 
5. Add the melted cannabutter or cannaoil. 
6. Use the electric beater to mix until well combined. Keep beating the mixture until smooth. You will see the texture change as the sugar dissolves and whips smooth. 
7. Add the carrotty mix and combine well with the big spoon. Make sure there are no lumps of carrot that will cook weird. 
8. Cook in oven for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when you poke it. 
9. Let cool in pan for ten minutes, then turn out to cool completely. 10. Wash bowls and beater blades.

Frosting

1. Let cream cheese soften at room temperature. 
2. Cut cream cheese into small bits and add to bowl with icing sugar and melted butter. 
3. Beat on medium until combined, then slowly add orange juice. 
4. Beat on high until mixture is visibly fluffy and smooth. 
5. Frost cooled carrot cake and sprinkle with zest. 
6. Put in fridge to set frosting.

Eat. Enjoy. Wait. Soar.