Carrot Cake
A delicate, moist and very delicious dessert with a bright appearance. The recipe is as simple as possible. This amount of ingredients makes 6-8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- sugar 150 g
- butter 150 g
- eggs 3
- finely grated carrots 450 g
- baking powder 10 g
- flour 350-400 g
- sour cream 300 g
- sugar 100 g
Instructions
Step 1 of 10
Cream the butter and sugar.
Step 2 of 10
Add the eggs.
Step 3 of 10
Mix together.
Step 4 of 10
Add the carrots.
Step 5 of 10
Mix together.
Step 6 of 10
Stir in the flour and baking powder. Mix into a dough that should not be too stiff.
Step 7 of 10
Divide the mixture into two parts. Bake two layers in a baking pan (26 cm in diameter) greased with vegetable oil at 180 degrees for 30–35 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick (or match): if it comes out dry, the layer is ready.
Step 8 of 10
Make the cream by mixing sour cream with sugar.
Step 9 of 10
Spread the first layer with cream and cover it with the second one. Decorate to your taste.
Step 10 of 10
I used store-bought chocolate shavings and a carrot made of fondant. I described the details of the process on the forum: Sugar fondant from marshmallows, Carrot from fondant.