Desserts

Classic Carrot Cake

by Editorial Staff

In this recipe, I will share my secrets on how to make a classic carrot cake. The cake turns out to be porous and moderately sweet. Be sure to try it in your kitchen! Delight!

Summary

Cook Time4 hour
Total Time4 hour
CourseDessert
Servings (Default: 8)

Classic Carrot Cake Ingredients

  • Carrots – 450-500 Grams
  • Brown sugar – 200 grams (can be replaced with regular)
  • Flour – 320 Grams
  • Vegetable oil – 150 grams
  • Eggs – 3 Pieces
  • Cashews – 150 Grams (Can be substituted with pecans or walnuts)
  • Cinnamon – 1 Tbsp. the spoon
  • Soda – 1 Teaspoon
  • Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Sour cream – 500 grams
  • Sugar – 100 Grams
  • Honey – 3 Art. spoons
Classic Carrot Cake

Classic Carrot Cake Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and make the pie dough. To do this, we will clean, wash the carrots and rub on a fine grater.
    Classic Carrot Cake step 1
  2. Chop the nuts in medium pieces.
  3. In a bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder. It is necessary to mix everything very thoroughly, until smooth.
  4. In a separate bowl, beat eggs with brown sugar for 3-4 minutes.
  5. Pour butter into the egg-sugar mass and beat a little again.
  6. Then gradually introduce the pre-mixed dry ingredients.
  7. Add the nuts to the dough and mix well.
  8. Then you need to introduce carrots into the dough. If it’s very juicy, squeeze the excess juice into a bowl. Stir the dough thoroughly, it should be very thick. If moisture is still not enough, then you can add a couple of tablespoons of squeezed carrot juice.
  9. Grease a baking dish with butter, sprinkle with flour and shake well. Excess flour can be shaken out. Put the dough into a mold and put it in the oven for 40-50 minutes, check the readiness of the dough with a toothpick. I bake a crust from the prepared amount of dough, then cut it into 2-3 pieces. It is permissible to bake the cakes separately, then the baking time of each is reduced to 20-30 minutes.
  10. In a separate bowl, whisk up the sour cream, sugar and honey for the cream and refrigerate.
    Classic Carrot Cake step 10
  11. Our cake is ready, take it out of the mold and leave it to cool on the wire rack. After the cake has cooled down, cut it into 2-3 pieces and coat each with cream. The dough turns out to be very porous, therefore it is quickly soaked (2-3 hours is enough).

Bon appetit!

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