Today we’re going to present you a particular dessert and that will be a carrot pie! Of course, at first it looks a bit awkward comparing to the various cakes like Napoleon that we posted before. However, be sure that carrot pie is at least at the same level. And if you don’t believe, have no doubt to check its recipe on our website! This delicious easy carrot pie can be served on the holiday table as well as with tea as a usual daily dish. But before we tell you how to actually cook it - some history.
Unlike many other dessert dishes simple carrot cake recipe have no long roots or history. It was neither the result of chef’s fault or prepared to the court of His Majesty, or had the title of the national heritage. At the same time, it’s prepared in almost all countries rather similarly, even despite the fact that there are a great number of them. Initially, the only known fact about carrot cake was its birthplace — Norway. There it has always been considered an excellent ingredient not only for soups and salads, but also for bakery and pastry.
During the Second World War, carrot cake became incredibly popular in the UK. And then, about 60 years after delicious carrot cake ''crossed" the ocean and settled in the United States. Therefore, it’s no surprise that today many people think that's where it came up with! Now, the great amount of people love carrot pie but do they know if it’s healthy?
Firstly, food composition defines the heathy features of any dish. Here we have some basic products like eggs, vegetable oil, flour and sugar and everybody knows their features. Moreover, the dish contains some exotic ingredients like carrot and ginger. And here we give you some reference points. Carrot plays several important and necessary roles here as it gives the color, sweetness and taste to the cake, and also supplies it with vitamins and microelements. Everyone knows that the carrot that undergo heat treatment, especially by baking, is much healthier than the raw vegetable.
And that's why by eating cake we probably get a lot of carotene and vitamin A. Furthermore, baked carrots is very beneficial for the intestines, liver and hair. Now, the ginger. In fact, dried ginger it has a strong anti-inflammatory and healing properties since only dried one does not subject to the heat treatment. Besides, you’ll get the cake with a wonderful taste and aroma. So do not waste your time and cook carrot cake according to the best recipe from our website. It's time to move on to the preparation and here we have carrot pie recipe with pictures that is surprisingly tasty yet will not take much time and effort.
Cream ingredients
First of all, have all the ingredients prepared.
Now, rub carrot.
The first ingredient will be the vegetable oil.
Sugar goes to the bowl with oil.
Vegetable oil and sugar should be mixed.
Break the chicken eggs into the bowl.
Mix all the contents until sugar powder dissolves.
Add some salt to the dough.
Pour the soda inside.
Then add the needed amount of baking powder.
Now add fragrant found cinnamon.
Now the special ingredient of the cake - dried ginger.
Use mixer to whip all the ingredients.
To crush the nuts, wrap them into the cloth.
You may use rollin pin to crush the nuts.
Make the nuts look like on the picture.
Crushed nuts goes into the bowl with dough.
Shredded carrots go into the bowl.
Add flour to the dough.
Mix the dough one more using a spoon.
Don’t forget to great the baking dish with butter and sprinkle it with flour.
Pour the dough into the baking dish.
Bake the cake for 30-45 minutes depending on the thickness of the dish.
The toothpick should be dry after being inserted into the dough.
Put the cake out of the baking dish 20 minutes after its removal from the oven and give it a chill.
Now, get some sugar powder to make a cream.
Then add some cream cheese.
Mix the sugar and cheese using a fork.
Press out some lemon juice.
Crush the nuts, half of which is for the dressing, and a half - for the cream.
Half of nuts goes in the cream.
Add vanilla oil to the cream and mix.
You should grease the cake when it’s completely cool.
You may use lemon zest for decoration.
In the end, add some crushed nuts.
Everything is ready now. Bon Appetite!
Can you see now how easily you can please yourself with such a yummy and healthy desert? Furthermore, our cake is very affordable and so simple! So have no doubts to cook it by yourself! Your friend and food advisor, HozOboz.