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Simple Spiced Carrot and Orange Cake
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Simple Spiced Carrot and Orange Cake

120 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

The baking is simple and quick. This wonderful cake will impress you not only with its incredibly rich orange color, but also with the appetizing aroma of spices, pleasant fluffy texture, and beautiful decoration with oranges! I highly recommend making this cake for New Year or Christmas—it will help create a festive mood. In theory, you can replace semolina with flour, but it's the semolina that gives this cake its slightly crumbly structure. Be sure to try this fragrant cake—it's perfect served with tea or coffee.

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    1. First, pour brandy over the raisins and set aside to let them swell. Cut the carrots and blend them in a blender until they reach the consistency of wet sand.

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    Step 2

    Step 2

    2. Slice two oranges into 3-4 mm thick rounds. Grate the zest from a lemon. Cut another orange in half, remove the pulp, and squeeze the juice.

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    Step 3

    Step 3

    3. Place the orange pulp into a pan with previously melted butter and pour in the juice. Add lemon juice and a little sugar (2-3 tablespoons).

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    Step 4

    Step 4

    4. Mix and add the oranges to this mixture, simmer covered for about 10 minutes until they become soft and release some of their bitterness.

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    Step 5

    Step 5

    5. Prepare the dough. To do this, break the eggs, add melted butter and sour cream, and mix well. Add sugar, lemon zest, white pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, ground star anise, and grated ginger.

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    Step 6

    Step 6

    6. Next, add the flour with baking powder in three batches and knead the dough. Add semolina, soaked raisins (squeeze them slightly), and carrots, then mix well.

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    Step 7

    Step 7

    7. Line the bottom and sides of the baking pan with parchment paper. Place the sliced and cooked oranges along the sides, then pour in the batter. Arrange oranges on top as well. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 50–60 minutes.

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    Step 8

    Step 8

    8. 10 minutes before it's done, take the pie out, decorate it with star anise and sprinkle with sugar. Then put it back in the oven with the "Grill" function to slightly caramelize the sugar and oranges.