This Carrot Nut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a moist, nutty, and flavorful cake that is great for any celebration. This cake is tasty and has a variety of textures, including the sweetness of carrots, a touch of citrus from orange peel, and a nice crunch from walnuts and almonds. Covered with a smooth and slightly sour cream cheese frosting, this is a traditional dessert that will surely make a good impression. Let's begin with this delicious and nutritious snack!
Reasons to Enjoy This Cake
This cake mixes the sweet taste of carrots with the cozy flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg, making a comforting and fragrant dessert. Adding chopped nuts and dried fruits such as apricots and plums gives a nice chewy texture and more taste. The frosting made with cream cheese is smooth, slightly tangy, and goes really well with the flavorful carrot cake. Moreover, this recipe can be adapted to your liking by adding the sweetener of your preference, turning it into a healthier option compared to regular cakes.
Ingredients (Makes enough for 8 to 10 servings)
Cake Ingredients:
Carrots: 4 medium carrots (200 g), shredded
Zest of 1 orange
Eggs: 3 big
Sweetener: You can add a sweetener of your choice, like erythritol, stevia, or sugar, to taste.
Vegetable oil: 80 ml (1/2 cup)
Walnuts: 1 cup, chopped (set some aside for garnish)
Almonds: 1/2 cup, sliced
Dried apricots: a few, washed and dried.
Plums: A few plums, washed and dried.
Oatmeal: 1 cup
Baking Powder: 10 grams (2 teaspoons)
Salt: A little bit
Cinnamon: As much as you like.
Nutmeg: Use as much as you like.
Vanilla Flavoring: 1 teaspoon
To make the frosting with cream cheese:
Cream cheese: 200-250 grams, which is about 1 cup.
Erythritol Powder (or powdered sugar): Use as much as you like.
Nutrition Facts (Per Slice, for 10 Slices)
Calories: 280
Protein: 6 grams
Carbs: 22 grams
Fiber in food: 3 grams
Sugars: 8 grams (amount may change depending on the sweetener used)
Fat: 20 grams
Fat that is not good for health: 6 grams.
Cholesterol level: 50 milligrams
Sodium: 130 milligrams
Instructions in a series of steps.
