With its chewy texture, crunchy walnuts and cream cheese glaze, this Carrot Cake recipe made with French ingredients is a delicious snack.
Preparation time
Ingredients For
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For the carrot cake
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x 3
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170 gr
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0.50 sachet
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0.50 teaspoon
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0.50 teaspoon
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1 pinch
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For the glaze
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150 gr
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30 gr
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80 gr
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Preparation
1
Break eggs into a bowl. Add ginger and cinnamon
2
Open the vanilla pod, scoop out the seeds and add to the bowl. Mix well.
Add flour, baking powder and pinch of salt. Mix well
3
Stir sugar into dough.
Melt butter. Set aside.
Peel and finely grate carrots. Add to dough.
4
Crack walnuts and remove kernels.
Add melted butter to bowl. When the dough is smooth, add the walnuts and mix.
5
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured mold.
Bake in a preheated oven at 338°F for 35 minutes. The cake is cooked when the blade of the knife comes out dry. Leave to cool, then turn out. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
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Prepare the icing: using a mixer, beat the butter with the cheese and powdered sugar. Place in a piping bag and chill until cool.
Poach the glaze over the top of the cake, decorating with walnut kernels and candied orange pieces. Serve.