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Ingredients
for
1
Carrot Cake
1 hr 20 min.
Time:
4006
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
63 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 250 grams carrots
- 5 eggs
- 300 grams sugar
- 1 generous pinch grated Lemon peel
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 220 grams Pastry flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 175 grams Hazelnuts
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 Tbsp breadcrumbs
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
- 50 grams chopped Pistachio (to sprinkle)
Preparation
1.
Rinse carrots. Trim and finely grate. Separate eggs and beat yolks with sugar until frothy. Add lemon zest and juice. Mix flour and baking powder and sift into egg mixture. Fold in carrots and nuts.
2.
Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Grease a cake dish with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Pour in batter and smooth. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (approximately 400°F) for about 55 minutes on the lowest rack. When done, loosen cake from mold and cool. Serve dusted with powdered sugar and sprinkled with pistachios.
Nutritional values
1 piece contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 4,006 cal. | (191 %) | ||
| Protein | 97 g | (99 %) | ||
| Fat | 169 g | (146 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 521 g | (347 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 314 g | (1,256 %) | ||
| Roughage | 33 g | (110 %) |