Carrot cake with nuts - video recipe !
Carrot cake with nuts - video recipe !
Dessert
You surely have already heard about the famous Carrot Cake ! It's easier than you may think ! Have a try, helped by PetitChef !
Ingredients
The cake :
- 3.5 oz butter
- 3 eggs
- 5 fl oz sunflower oil
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 4.5 oz brown sugar
- 4.5 oz white sugar
- 9 oz carrots
- 9 oz flour
- 3 oz peeled nuts
The cream :
- 3.5 oz butter
- 7 oz icing sugar
- 10 oz cream cheese
Preparation
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Beat the 3 eggs. While stirring, add the other ingredients in the following order : - oil - melted butter (not hot) - vanilla extract - brown sugar - white sugar - half the flour Mix it well
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Then add : - the flour left - cinnamon - salt - baking powder Mix it well
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Blend carrots then add them to the mix.
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Then add the nuts and stir.
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Pour the dought in two same-sized moulds evenly. Bake for 30 minutes at 360°F.
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Meanwhile, beat the softened butter and add the icing sugar, until creamy.
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Finally, add the cream cheese and mix it well. Let it rest for 5 minutes in the fridge.
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When cakes are cooked and cooled down, cut the top of each one, being as straight and parallel as possible.
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Spread half the cream on the first cake, then put the other one on it (cut part inside).
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Decorate using a piping bag filled with the remaining cream.
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Last, but not least, sprinkle with cinnamon put and in the fridge for 15 minutes before serving. Bon appétit !
