The simplest carrot cake
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. Making a carrot cake is very easy. The most difficult part is preparing all the ingredients according to the list. Follow the step‑by‑step recipe, the result will definitely not disappoint you. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Mix the eggs, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, and sour cream in a dough‑mixing container, and stir.
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Step 3
Grate the carrot using a fine grater.
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Step 4
Grind the walnut kernels, but not too finely.
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Step 5
Mix all the remaining dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking powder, lemon zest, nutmeg.
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Step 6
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture in parts.
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Step 7
Finally, add the carrots and walnuts.
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Step 8
Stir with a silicone spatula until smooth.
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Step 9
Prepare a baking pan, make a “French shirt,” i.e., grease it with butter and dust it with flour, then shake off any excess flour.
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Step 10
Place the dough in the pan, smooth it out, bake at 180‑200 °C for 40‑45 minutes, and check doneness with a wooden toothpick.
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Step 11
While the base is baking, prepare the cream; for this, beat the softened butter.
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Step 12
Add cream cheese.
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Step 13
Add powdered sugar and vanilla sugar, beat again.
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Step 14
Place the finished cream in the refrigerator to stabilize.
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Step 15
The baked crust should be completely cooled.
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Step 16
Cut into 2–3 layers; I have a large-diameter pan, so I cut the layer into 2 pieces.
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Step 17
Spread the bottom layer with cream.
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Step 18
Place the top layer, spread the top and sides of the cake with cream, transfer about one‑third of the cream to a piping bag and decorate the cake on top, you can sprinkle the remaining nuts. The sides can be coated with cookie crumbs.
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Step 19
The cake should rest for 2–3 hours, after which it can be served at the table. The cake turned out tasty and aromatic!