Carrot Cake
18 ingredients
4 steps
Ingredients
- 300 g carrots, peeled and finely grated
- 75 g soft butter
- 150 g caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 None eggs
- 2 tbsp + 100 ml orange juice
- 1 None orange, zested
- 75 g plain flour
- 250 g ground hazelnuts
- 100 g hazelnuts, chopped
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 200 g marzipan
- 50 g + 250g icing sugar
- None None a little red and yellow food colouring
- 16 None pistachios
- 2 tbsp orange marmalade
- 1 None egg white
Directions
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1Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mix the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla extract with the whisk of a hand mixer until creamy. Add the 6 whole eggs one by one and stir in the 2 tbsp of orange juice and zest. Fold in the flour, the ground and chopped nuts and baking powder gradually, stir well and fold in the carrots. Pour into a greased, 10 inch diameter springform cake pan, smooth the top and bake for 35-40 mins. Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack. Loosen the pan and immediately drizzle with 1/2 cup of orange juice then leave to cool.
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2Meanwhile, for the cake decorations, knead the marzipan with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Mix some red and yellow food coloring and knead into the marzipan. Shape into 16 carrots and make small grooves in them with the back of a knife. Push a pistachio into the wide end of each carrot.
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3For the icing, mix the remaining powdered sugar, the egg white and 1 tbsp of water into a smooth paste.
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4Transfer the cake to a cake plate and spread it with the marmalade. Spread the icing on top and leave to dry. To serve, arrange the marzipan carrots on top and garnish with the remaining orange zest.
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