This original carrot cake recipe is a delicious combination that includes spices and fresh carrot; moreover, it is a very moist and soft cake that is covered with cream cheese frosting. It is simply a delicious dessert!
1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped, for the cake
1 cup butter, soft, for the frosting
2 cups cream cheese, soft, for the frosting
2 cups icing sugar, for the frosting
orange food coloring
green food coloring
pecans, toasted and chopped, for decoration
carrot, finely grated, for decoration
Preparation
25 mins
40 mins
Low
For the cake: Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and nutmeg in a mixer, then add the egg and mix using the paddle. Add the oil while the mixer is running until fully incorporated. Finally, add the nuts and grated carrot, mix again until incorporated.
Pour the carrot cake mixture into two previously greased and floured pans, then bake at 180 °C for 40 minutes.
For the frosting: Mix the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar with a spatula. It is important that the cream cheese and butter are soft, at room temperature, so you avoid lumps.
Reserve some cream cheese frosting and divide it in two, to one part add orange food coloring and to the other green food coloring. Set aside.
Place one of the cakes as the base and spread a thick layer of cream cheese frosting, then place the other cake on top and cover the cake on the top and sides.
Decorate the original carrot cake to taste. Don't forget to form carrots with the colored cream cheese frosting, then add some chopped nuts and grated carrot.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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