Desserts

Carrot Cake with Meringue Crust

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 45 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 1)

Ingredients

For the dough:

  • 375 g carrot (s), rated
  • 250 g flour, sifted
  • 200 g almonds, round
  • 250 grams sugar
  • 4 egg (s)
  • 250 ml sunflower oil, rapeseed oil or another neutral oil
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

For the meringue topping:

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 pinch (s) salt
  • 175 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Carrot Cake with Meringue Crust
Carrot Cake with Meringue Crust

Instructions

  1. Mix the eggs, sugar, oil and cinnamon with the mixer. Add the grated carrots and almonds. Mix the flour with the baking powder and stir in as well. Pour the dough into a greased springform pan and bake at 180 ° C for 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile prepare the meringue. To do this, add a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the 3 egg whites, beat the egg whites until stiff and gradually pour in the sugar as you beat. Pour the meringue into a piping nozzle. Take the cake out of the oven, top up the meringue and bake in the oven for another 20-25 minutes. The meringue should be lightly browned.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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