Many people are afraid of such an ingredient as carrots in the composition of the cake, but if you do not know about its presence in the recipe, then it is very difficult to catch carrot notes. But cakes become incredibly soft and melt in your mouth. In addition, the aroma of carrot cake transfers to Christmas evening, when the whole family gathered for a cup of tea.
There are a lot of recipes for carrot cakes, but we have collected the best that will definitely not leave anyone indifferent.
10. With spices
For incredibly exquisite spice cake you will need:
- 200 gr. washed carrots
- 2 eggs
- 125 gr. granulated sugar
- About 200 gr. flour
- 150 ml of sunflower oil
- 100 gr. nuts
- A spoonful of soda and baking powder
- A little salt and crushed cinnamon
To make a cream, you need 250 grams of cheese, cream (at least 30 percent fat level) and about 100 grams of powdered sugar.
You need to grind carrots on a grater, break the eggs and mix them with sugar and sunflower oil, and then repeat the whipping. Break the shelled nuts into pieces. Add all dry ingredients to the eggs. Stir until smooth. Add carrots and nuts.
Cook at 160 degrees 60 minutes. To make a cream, you need to whip the cream with cheese and powder. Lubricate the finished cake with the resulting mass.
9. With ginger
Essential Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons ginger
- Grated carrot
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups of flour
- 4 eggs
- Salt and baking soda
- A little lemon zest
- 2 measuring cups of granulated sugar
- 1/4 small spoonfuls of nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil
To make cream for the cake, you will need:
- 240 grams of cream cheese
- butter briquette
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- lemon zest
- icing sugar
Ginger gives the cake an unusual touch and a pleasant aftertaste. This spice immediately takes all guests to the Christmas atmosphere, you just have to get the fragrant cake out of the oven.
While making cakes, add grated dried ginger to all the traditional ingredients and your cake will become unforgettable. Wait until the cakes have cooled and only then grease them with cream.
Garnish the cake as desired and serve with hot tea. All guests will definitely thank you. After all, carrot cake with ginger is not only very tasty, but also useful.
8. With zucchini
Zucchini - This is a zucchini, or rather a pumpkin. Due to the fact that zucchini can be of different colors, the cake is original. The combination of zucchini and carrots is not only very tasty, but also healthy. These vegetables should be finely grated and added to the crust dough.
Prepare several bowls to make a separate cake from different zucchini flowers. The filling can be any to your taste. A combination of cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar is perfect. Grease the finished cakes with cream, combine and serve.
7. With vegetables
This recipe proves that a delicious dessert can be made from of vegetables. Multi-colored cakes will look unusual, and the taste of vegetables is almost not felt.
In each bowl, make a crust dough, adding one vegetable for the color. In total, three cakes will turn out. The cream can be made to your taste, either from sour cream or from cottage cheese.
6. With coconut cream
Unusual combination coconut and carrots were surprisingly successful. In addition to the usual ingredients, you need to add coconut flakes and grated ginger to the dough. For cream, you will need the following products:
- 400 ml. coconut milk
- 120 gr. cashew
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsp agave syrup.
5. With chocolate cream
Bake cakes according to your favorite recipe with the addition of grated carrots. For lovers of sweets, you can add chocolate to the filling. To do this, take cream, butter and a bar of chocolate. Melt the last ingredient in a water bath, mix with soft butter and cream.
Coat the carrot cakes and make the mesh a lighter cream on the front of the cake. You can make it with a confectionery syringe. So your cake will be more festive and decorate any table.
4. With custard
Mix a standard set of ingredients for cakes and make sure the mixture is homogeneous. Divide into two forms and put to bake for 45-50 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
Custard:
- 500 ml milk
- 200 gr granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 40 gr flour
- vanillin
Mix all the ingredients. In this case, everything should be at room temperature, nothing needs to be heated. Beat well with a mixer custard and coat them with cooled cakes.
3. With curd cream
Perhaps this is the most original dessert recipe that has come to us through many years. For cakes, mix eggs, sugar and vanilla in one bowl. In another, grate the carrots on a fine grater, add raisins, then flour and spices. Mix the ingredients from the bowls and divide into two parts.
Cook the cakes until the wooden bayonet comes out dry from the middle of the cakes. For the filling, mix cottage cheese, butter, icing sugar and some lemon juice. Everything should be at room temperature. Put cream on cakes and sprinkle with crushed nuts on the side and top as desired.
2. With sour cream
This is a simple option, and the cost of this cake does not exceed 250 rubles, so you can add more profitability to the refined taste.
First of all, you need to bake cakes or one biscuit, which will later be cut in half. Beat the eggs with sugar thoroughly in a froth and add the carrots. Mix well again, add chopped walnuts. Pour dry ingredients into the next step (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and vanillin).
If you have a crock-pot at home, then feel free to use it. When the biscuit is ready, cut it into two identical parts and leave the cut up to cool.
Take care of the filling this time. Take sour cream (curd cheese is used in the original recipe, but the taste changes are minimal) and mix with powder.
1. With cheese cream
For shortbread:
- 3 eggs
- 170 g of sand
- 150 g of sunflower oil
- 1 small spoonful of vanillin
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Half a spoon of nutmeg
- Zest
- Salt
- 200 grams of wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder for dough
- Nuts
- About 200 grams of carrots
For the manufacture of cream mass:
- 500 g cream cheese
- 100 g fresh cream
- 70 g. Icing sugar
Let's start cooking. In the granulated sugar, beat the chicken eggs and beat until foam is obtained. Add vanilla, zest and sunflower oil. Pass the flour through a sieve and salt, add the baking powder to the dough. Add the mixture to the egg mass. Add nuts and finely grated carrots.
The best option is to divide the mixture into crusts, then they will be well baked in the middle. While they cool, get stuffed. Cheese and cream must be cold. Beat well with a mixer and add icing sugar. Coat the cooled cake cheese cream.
You can start eating it, because the cakes and without impregnation will be soft and juicy. Serve with hot tea. The cake will surely appeal to both adults and children.