Diet carrot cake

Ingredients:

Maida – 2 cups
Sugar – 1 cup
Egg – 8 (White part)
Oil – 4 tbsp
Carrot – 1 cup grated
Baking soda – 1 tbsp
Walnut, Almonds, raisins – 1 cup mixed


Recipe
 
1) Pre heat the oven to 350.
2) In a large bowl add the egg white and beat well
3) Then add the Sugar, baking soda, Maida, oil, Carrot, nuts one by one and mix well.
4) Add water if required and mix well till no clumps.
5) The mixture should be in thick idly batter consistency.
6) Pour the batter in a cake pan and cook for 25 mins in the oven.
7) Insert a spoon or knife in the cake and check whether it’s sticking to the knife. If not the cake is ready.
8) If it is sticky cook for some more time and check again.

Refer http://www.finecooking.com/articles/ratios-for-great-cakes.aspx for ratio tips
Flour=sugar=liquid (oil, milk or butter)
(Note: A cup of sugar weighs about 7 ounces, and a cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 4-1/2 ounces)
Eggs>=fat
Egg+liquid=sugar
For 1 cup flour 1tbsp baking powder or ¼ tbsp baking soda
More sweet -> tender cake, more flour-> pound cake
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