Carrot cake with mascarpone and nuts
Description
You can add caramel, orange, pineapple, or more walnuts to the filling for this kind of cake. By the way, in the sponge itself you can replace the nuts with plumped raisins. Serve chilled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
To make the cake, gather all the necessary ingredients. Sift the flour through a sieve to aerate it. Peel the carrot. Wash the orange.
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Step 2
Grate the carrots on a medium grater. Remove the zest from the orange. Chop the walnuts with a knife, but do not chop them too finely. For extra aroma, you can toast the walnuts beforehand and let them cool.
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Step 3
Combine the eggs with the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
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Step 4
Gently fold the vegetable oil and the flour with baking soda into the beaten eggs.
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Step 5
Then add cinnamon, orange zest, carrots, and nuts.
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Step 6
Place the finished sponge cake batter in a baking tin 16–18 cm in diameter. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 40–50 minutes. Adjust the time to suit your oven.
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Step 7
The sponge cake will rise slightly while baking and turn golden brown. Remove it from the pan and let it cool. Then wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours.
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Step 8
To assemble the cake, cut the sponge into 3 layers and soak them with sugar syrup or water.
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Step 9
For the cream, combine half of the mascarpone, cream, and confectioners’ sugar. Whip until creamy.
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Step 10
Fill the layers with the cream and assemble the cake. Chill it in the refrigerator for 6 hours to set. For neater, straighter sides, you can wrap the cake in acetate film and tighten it with a ring.
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Step 11
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Step 12
Ready. Serve at the table.