Carrot cake

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Cake, Andy chief. Never baked a carrot cake, but have heard a lot about their perfidy. Not suitable, soggy, not propechenaya cakes, etc. This cake took a chance to bake for the New year. And he did it! Thank you chef Andy for a great recipe! Steps are not photographed, there is no such habits. But I want to share it, because I know that many are looking for the perfect recipe for carrot cake )

Ingredients for Carrot cake

Step by step instruction of cooking Carrot cake

Шаг 1

1. Grate the carrots on a fine grater. If the carrot is very juicy - a little squeeze. I was dry and completely without juice. Crushed nuts
2. In a bowl, with a mixer beat the eggs with the sugar for 5 minutes
Then add vegetable oil, beat again for 1-2 min.
3. In another bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, mix thoroughly until smooth
4. Add dry mixture to egg / oil, mix until smooth
5. Add the carrots, then the nuts. The dough will be thick like brownies. You must not succumb to the temptation to add liquid.
If you really want to reduce the dough thickness, you can add 1-2 tablespoons pressed carrot juice, but no more!
6. Form of grease with a thin layer of oil, probility flour, to knock on the form so that the flour gets evenly distributed on the walls. This is called "French shirt"
7. Bake cakes.
I got 1,300 g test. Made the cake 2 for 750g in shape with a diameter of 24 cm layers were determined according to weight. Cakes were prepared sequentially, each baked for exactly 1 hour at 170 degrees.
Start to look cakes in 30-40 minutes, the willingness to define a dry toothpick, and then to pester another 5 minutes.
The original recipe for baking cakes required 25-50 min on 180 degrees
8. The finished cakes to cool.
If you collect the cake planned for tomorrow, wrap them in foil, not to dry
9. The cream is very simple!
Whip cream with sugar and syrup/or honey.
I had sour cream 25% fat
Korzhi fluff cream, decorate as desired

Шаг 2

Cake decoration engaged daughter. We had a Christmas cake. So she baked ginger cookies in the shape of houses, painted white chocolate Windows, the snow on the city made of grated white chocolate
Despite the absence of honey, the cake was very warm with a thick cinnamon-honey taste.
The guests loved it, we are also satisfied )