Carrot cake is a popular dessert that is characterized by a delicate spicy flavor and moist texture. It has gained widespread popularity due to its unusual flavor and ease of preparation.
The classic carrot cake recipe includes moist carrots as the main ingredient.
There are many variations of this dessert, where other ingredients are added to the basic recipe, such as cream or cottage cheese for the cream, orange zest or chocolate glaze for decoration.
Carrot cake can become a decoration of any table, whether it is a family tea party or a festive event
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This dessert will appeal to both adults and children.
Ingredients:
- Eggs – 3 pcs;
- Sugar – 150 g;
- Vegetable oil – 100 ml;
- Carrots – 200 g;
- Baking powder – 1 tsp;
- Flour – 140 g.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Sour cream – 150 g;
- Cottage cheese – 150 g;
- Powdered sugar – 3 tbsp;
- Lemon juice.
Preparation of carrot cake:
Mix the eggs with sugar, whisk until puffy foam. Pour vegetable oil into the mixture, pour flour and baking powder, knead the dough.
Grate carrots on a coarse grater and put them into the dough, mix. Pour the dough into a baking dish lined with parchment and bake at 170 degrees for 35 minutes.
For the cream, mix sour cream with powdered sugar and cottage cheese, pour lemon juice. Divide the biscuit into two parts and smear each with cream, lay them with cream layers on top of each other.
Smear the sides and top of the cake, sprinkle with lemon zest and leave in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
The result is a delicious and hearty carrot cake. It can be served on holidays and at tea parties.
