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🍰 Moist Carrot Cake with Nuts
485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 300 g carrots
- 40 g sultanas
- 200 g sugar
- 5 eggs
- 100 g ground hazelnuts
- 50 g soft butter
- 100 g flour
- 50 g cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- butter (for the pan)
- breadcrumbs (for the pan)
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- 1. Pour lukewarm water over the sultanas.
- 2. Let the sultanas soak in the water for a few minutes.
- 3. Peel the carrots thoroughly.
- 4. Grate the peeled carrots finely.
- 5. Drizzle the grated carrots with lemon juice.
- 6. Whisk the eggs together with the sugar in a bowl until frothy.
- 7. Drain the soaking water from the sultanas.
- 8. Mix the grated carrots with soft butter.
- 9. Stir the ground hazelnuts into the carrot mixture.
- 10. Fold the drained sultanas into the carrot mixture.
- 11. Mix the flour with the cornstarch and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- 12. Gently fold the flour mixture into the egg foam.
- 13. Now mix the egg mixture with the carrot mixture.
- 14. Immediately fill the batter into a buttered and breadcrumb-coated mold.
- 15. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- 16. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
- 17. Take the cake out of the oven.
- 18. Let the cake cool down in the mold for a short time.
- 19. Turn the cake out of the mold.
- 20. Let the cake cool completely on a cake rack.
- 21. Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 485
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 62 g