Sweet carrot cake: it turns out to be very fluffy and tender
Young carrots are crispy, juicy, and sweet. Therefore, it is an ingredient not only for stir-fries and soups but also the basis for delicious desserts. The vegetable makes the sponge cake moderately dense, fluffy, and very tender.
The idea of making a delicious carrot cake was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Yulia Simonchuk (cook_julija_simonchuk).
Recipe for sponge carrot cake
Source: Screenshot of the post on the page of food blogger Yulia Symonchuk
Ingredients:
- flour – 250 g
- eggs – 3 pcs.
- sugar – 200 g
- odorless vegetable oil – 150 g
- finely grated carrots – 250 g
- cinnamon – 1.5 tsp.
- salt – 1/2 tsp.
- baking powder – 2 tsp.
- chopped nuts – 6 tbsp.
Ingredients for the cream:
- cream 33% – 150 ml
- cream cheese (like Philadelphia) – 700 g
- powdered sugar – 100 g
Ingredients for the dessert
Source: Screenshot of the post on the page of food blogger Yulia Symonchuk
Method of preparation:
1. Beat sugar with butter, add eggs one at a time, and beat after each.
Dough for making a pie
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2. Mix all the dry ingredients (sifted flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder) and add to the whipped mass. Mix lightly with a spatula, and add carrots and nuts. Mix again. Put it into the mold (the bottom is covered with parchment, do not grease the sides) and bake at 170 degrees for 40-50 minutes, depending on your oven, possibly longer. Check for dryness with a skewer.
Baked carrot cake
Source: Screenshot of the post on the page of food blogger Yulia Symonchuk
3. Allow the sponge cake to cool and place it in the refrigerator (in cling film) for several hours (overnight). Divide into three cakes.
4. Prepare the cream: beat the chilled cream, cottage cheese, and powdered sugar for several minutes until a dense mass is formed.
Cream for making dessert
Source: Screenshot of the post on the page of food blogger Yulia Symonchuk
5. Soak each cake before assembling it (you can use coffee). Then spread the cream (leave a little cream on the sides), fix it in a split ring, and put it in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Formed cake in a ring
Source: Screenshot of the post on the page of food blogger Yulia Simonchuk
6. Take it out, level the sides, sprinkle with crumbs, or decorate to your liking.
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