Many are surprised to hear the combination of "carrot cake." But you just have to try it, and you will say that nothing tastes better in life. Carrot gives the cake a juiciness, sweetness and looks very nice in the cake. And the benefit of the carotene contained in it is difficult to overestimate. The recipe for the cake is very simple. As a result, you will get a delicious healthy dessert that can please friends and family for any occasion.
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You will need
- - 250 g of carrots;
- - 250 g of nuts;
- - 2 tablespoons of rice starch;
- - 2 tablespoons of flour;
- - zest and juice of half a lemon;
- - a teaspoon of baking powder;
- - a tablespoon of any aromatic alcohol;
- - 5 eggs;
- - 3 tablespoons of sugar;
- - icing sugar or whipped cream.
Instruction manual
1
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Then grind the dried nuts in a coffee grinder to a state of very fine crumbs. They can also be chopped with a rolling pin, placed in a bag and wrapped in a towel. You can use any nuts you like.
2
In order, combine in a large cup ground nuts, grated carrots, rice starch, wholemeal flour, zest and the juice of half a lemon. Thoroughly mix the mass, add a teaspoon of baking powder and a tablespoon of any aromatic alcohol.
3
Separate the yolks from the proteins in the eggs. Beat the egg yolks with sugar until light creamy. Pour the yolks into the dough and mix gently.
4
Next, whisk the proteins, add them to the dough and mix thoroughly. Thanks to proteins, the mass will become moist, soft and airy. However, it is best not to mix the dough for too long to preserve the oxygen added with the whipped proteins.
5
Place baking paper in the mold and brush with vegetable or butter. Distribute the dough into a mold and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for forty minutes. Before serving, garnish the carrot cake with icing sugar, or brush with lemon-sugar icing or whipped cream. Bon Appetit!
Useful advice
You can also cut the cake into two or three layers, spread with whipped cream or lemon icing and decorate the cake with nut crumbs on top.