This recipe is translated from Cookpad Taiwan. See original: Taiwan紅蘿蔔蛋糕

Carrot Cake

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It's said that this cake doesn't have the raw taste of carrots, so I wanted to try it out. It turned out to be quite delicious, and the addition of brown sugar gives it a great flavor.

Tips

For the vegetable oil, I used sunflower oil (it's suggested online not to use olive oil as the flavor would be too strong). You can use butter, but vegetable oil is a bit healthier.

Tasting Notes

The carrot cake with the caramelized flavor of brown sugar doesn't have any of the raw carrot taste.

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Ingredients

45 minutes
  1. Ingredients
  2. 1medium carrot
  3. 90 gbrown sugar
  4. 100 gcake flour
  5. 2eggs
  6. 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  7. 100 gvegetable oil
  8. Toppings
  9. 50 gmascarpone
  10. 50 gheavy cream
  11. Sugar to taste
  12. Zest of half a lemon
  13. 1 teaspoonlemon juice
  14. Equipment
  15. Oven
  16. Grater
  17. Rubber spatula

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

    Prepare the ingredients and grate the carrot.

  2. 2

    Beat the eggs and vegetable oil together until well combined.

  3. 3

    Add the brown sugar and mix well. I used 90g of sugar, but it was too sweet for me. You can reduce the amount if you prefer less sweetness.

  4. 4

    Sift the baking powder and cake flour together, then use a spatula to mix until smooth.

  5. 5

    Add the grated carrot and mix well. You can add dried fruits as you like; I added some cranberries.

  6. 6

    Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Pour the batter into a baking mold and bake for 20 minutes.

  7. 7

    Since I only used half the batter, I was worried about overbaking. I baked for 15 minutes, but the center was not cooked, so I had to bake it again.

  8. 8

    Topping: Whip the mascarpone and heavy cream in a 1:1 ratio with sugar to taste and a teaspoon of lemon juice.

  9. 9

    My oven's top heating element is broken, so the temperature was hard to control. After the second bake, the color turned very dark, but the taste was still good.

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