The best carrot cake

A delicious recipe for carrot cake with ginger and cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
10
Servings
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup nut , toasted and mashed
  • 500 grams carrot , peeled
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon liquid vanilla
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, ground
  • 3 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
  • 1 stick cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Preparation
1h 20 mins
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  • In a glass, mix the milk with the vinegar and let it react for 5 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease 2 rectangular baking pans with butter or vegetable spray.
  • To toast the walnuts, place them on a baking sheet and cook for 8 minutes in the oven. Remove and crush with a mallet or hammer inside a bag.
  • Using the smallest holes of a grater, grate the carrots until you have 2 1/2 cups.
  • In a deep mixing bowl, combine the carrots with the eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, ginger, and vegetable oil. Beat for 2-3 minutes or until the batter is well mixed.
  • In another deep bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add this mixture to the carrot mixture and beat for 5 minutes. Add the walnuts and mix well.
  • Pour the mixture into the two baking pans and bake for 1 hour.
  • Remove the cakes from the oven, unmold, and let cool for 15 minutes.
  • While the cakes are baking, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 3 tablespoons of butter to make the frosting.
  • Frost the cakes with the frosting.

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