Carrot cake with nuts

Very tasty, very cheap, very simple, a holiday for everyone! Carrot cake with walnuts can be baked both in one large cupcake and in small molds. To make it even more fragrant, you can put a little citrus peel or ground ginger in the dough.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 11 % 7 g
Fats 34 % 22 g
Carbohydrates 55 % 35 g
356 kcal
GI: 6 / 0 / 94

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to bake carrot cake with walnuts? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Peel the carrots and rinse them in running water from dirt. Chop the walnuts a little with a knife and fry in a dry frying pan for a few minutes, until a characteristic smell appears. When frying, constantly stir the nuts so that they do not burn. After turning off the fire, immediately pour the nuts into another bowl, as they will start to burn in a hot pan.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    To prepare the dough, take any deep bowl so that it is convenient to knead the dough in it. Everything will be mixed by hand, so do not be afraid that splashes will fly. Grate the peeled carrots on a fine or medium grater immediately into a bowl.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Then add eggs and a little ground cinnamon to the grated carrots. If you like the rich aroma of cinnamon, then you can add more of it. I like her light, unobtrusive fragrance.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Sift the cake flour through a sieve to saturate it with oxygen. Pour vegetable oil into the bowl with the carrots. Then add sugar and flour with soda. Mix all the ingredients with a spoon, whisk or wooden spatula.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    The dough turns out quite thick. Pour the roasted nuts into it and mix.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Put the finished dough into a suitable baking dish, greased with a small amount of vegetable oil. It can be glass, ceramic, silicone or, like mine, disposable foil.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Bake the cake in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Be guided by your oven. Pierce the cupcake with a wooden skewer and check for readiness. It should stay dry when pulling out. Remove the finished cupcake from the oven and cool slightly.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    The cooled cupcake can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or decorated with cream and berries. Have a nice tea party!

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

Is it possible to replace baking powder with soda, how to add them correctly so that the baking is lush, how to avoid an unpleasant soda taste and much more, read the article "Baking powder or baking soda - which is better?"  

Be prepared for the fact that flour may need more or less than indicated in the recipe. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the desired consistency of the dough. To avoid mistakes, read about flour and its properties!

Caloric content of products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650   kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628   kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651   kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925   kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333   kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364   kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348   kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Baking soda - 0   kcal/100g
  • Ground cinnamon - 247   kcal/100g

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