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Easy Italian Carrot Cake

Easy Italian Carrot Cake

Name: Easy Italian Carrot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Pastry flour 2 cups; Baking powder 1 ½ tsp; Salt 1 pinch; Carrots 2-3 (200 g); Butter ⅔ cup (160 g); Large eggs 2; Granulated sugar ¾ cup (150 g); Egg yolks 1; Orange zest; Milk ¼ cup; Butter ¼ cup (55 g); Cream Cheese ¼ cup (63 g); Powdered sugar 2 ½ cups (300 g); Milk 2-3 tbsp

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50m
Serves 8
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

	2 cups Pastry flour
	1 ½ tsp Baking powder
	1 pinch Salt
	2-3 (200 g) Carrots medium, peeled and chopped
	⅔ cup (160 g) Butter melted and cooled
	2 Large eggs room temperature
	¾ cup (150 g) Granulated sugar
	1 Egg yolks large, room temperature
	Orange zest of 1 orange
	¼ cup Milk room temperature
	For cream cheese frosting:
	¼ cup (55 g) Butter softened
	¼ cup (63 g) Cream Cheese full-fat, softened
	2 ½ cups (300 g) Powdered sugar
	2-3 tbsp Milk or cream

Nutritional information

587

calories

28g

fat

81g

carbohydrates

protein

140mg

cholesterol

267mg

sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups Pastry flour
1 ½ tsp Baking powder
1 pinch Salt
2-3 (200 g) Carrots
medium, peeled and chopped
⅔ cup (160 g) Butter
melted and cooled
2 Large eggs
room temperature
¾ cup (150 g) Granulated sugar
1 Egg yolks
large, room temperature
Orange zest
of 1 orange
¼ cup Milk
room temperature
For cream cheese frosting:
¼ cup (55 g) Butter
softened
¼ cup (63 g) Cream Cheese
full-fat, softened
2 ½ cups (300 g) Powdered sugar
2-3 tbsp Milk
or cream

Easy Italian Carrot Cake

This Easy Italian Carrot Cake is a soft, dense and flavorful cake made with puréed fresh carrots, hinted with orange zest, and topped with sweet cream cheese frosting. Excellent with a glass of milk or a cup of tea. If you want to make the cake taller, use a 7-inch bundt cake pan.

Start by preheating the oven to 350 °F and preparing a cake pan. Grease and flour the pan, making sure to get in all of the cracks and crevices. Next, whisk together the dry ingredients. Place the chopped carrots in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add in the melted butter and blend until creamy. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar, then add in the orange zest and carrot mixture and mix to combine. Add in the flour mixture in batches, mixing until smooth. Finally, pour in the milk. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then use a rubber spatula to release the cake from the sides. Invert it on a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

To make the Easy Italian Carrot Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Easy Italian Carrot Cake

1	Heat oven and prepare cake pan	5
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and grease and flour an 8-inch (20-cm) cake or 7-inch (18-cm) bundt pan. Set aside.
2	Mix dry ingredients	2
In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups pastry flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
3	Make carrot butter puree	2
In a food processor, add the chopped carrots and pulse until finely chopped. Add ⅔ cup melted and cooled butter and blend until creamy. Set aside.
4	Beat eggs and sugar	2
In a large bowl or a stand mixer bowl, beat together 2 eggs and ¾ cup granulated sugar for one minute on medium speed.
5	Add orange zest and carrot mixture	1
Add the zest of 1 orange and carrot mixture and mix to combine.
6	Add flour mixture and milk	2
Add the flour mixture in batches, mixing until smooth. Then add in ¼ cup milk and beat to combine.
7	Pour batter into cake pan	1
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, smoothing the top.
8	Bake	35
Bake the carrot cake for about 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
9	Cool
Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then use a rubber spatula to release the cake from the sides. Invert it on a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
10	Make cream cheese frosting	2
In a medium bowl, beat together ¼ cup softened butter and ¼ cup softened cream cheese until creamy, about 1 minute. Add 2 ½ cups powdered sugar a little at a time. While beating, add 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream, and beat for about 3 minutes until fluffy. To thin the frosting, add more milk or cream. To make it thicker, add more powdered sugar.
11	Frost	1
Top the cake with the prepared cream cheese frosting.
12	Serve
Slice, serve and enjoy!

This Easy Italian Carrot Cake is soft, dense and so flavorful. Top the cake with cream cheese frosting or skip the frosting and serve the Italian way, decorated with a dusting of powdered sugar. Did you make this recipe? Tag @cookmerecipes on Instagram and hashtag it #cookmerecipes

Jelena Mardere

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!