Carrot and Almond Cake
The sweetness and cheerful color of carrots blend with the crunchiness of almonds.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep Time
- 20 min
- Cook Time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 8 people
Ingredients
- Potato starch (250 g box), 50 g
- Vanilla Baking Powder (15 g), 1 bag
- Vanilla powdered sugar (250 g box), as needed
- Vanilla Pods, 1 pod
- flour type 00, 100 g
- carrots, 200 g
- butter, 120 g
- sugar, 160 g
- eggs, 2
- blanched almonds, 50 g
- salt, 1 pinch
Method
Peel the carrots and blend them using a food processor. Beat the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. At this point, add the melted butter, flour, baking powder, chopped almonds, vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
Finally, fold in the blended carrots. Pour the mixture into a greased cake pan that has been dusted with breadcrumbs. Bake at 180°C (356°F) for 40 minutes.
Once cooled, decorate with powdered sugar.