Carrot Hazelnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Carrot Hazelnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Health Score:
67 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
50 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 40 min.
Ready in
Calories:
5887
calories
Calories

Nutritional values

1 piece contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie5,887 cal.(280 %)
Protein110 g(112 %)
Fat335 g(289 %)
Carbohydrates608 g(405 %)
Sugar added449 g(1,796 %)
Roughage40 g(133 %)
Vitamin A7.2 mg(900 %)
Vitamin D10.4 μg(52 %)
Vitamin E62.2 mg(518 %)
Vitamin K103.9 μg(173 %)
Vitamin B₁1.8 mg(180 %)
Vitamin B₂1.9 mg(173 %)
Niacin31.3 mg(261 %)
Vitamin B₆2.4 mg(171 %)
Folate505 μg(168 %)
Pantothenic acid6.4 mg(107 %)
Biotin216.3 μg(481 %)
Vitamin B₁₂6.5 μg(217 %)
Vitamin C40 mg(42 %)
Potassium4,953 mg(124 %)
Calcium719 mg(72 %)
Magnesium663 mg(221 %)
Iron34.9 mg(233 %)
Iodine67 μg(34 %)
Zinc13.6 mg(170 %)
Saturated fatty acids133.5 g
Uric acid137 mg
Cholesterol1,547 mg
Complete sugar499 g

Ingredients

for
1
For the cake
300 grams carrots
5 eggs
150 grams sugar
1 generous pinch salt
1 organic lemon (zest and juice)
150 grams ground Hazelnuts
150 grams Pastry flour
40 grams cocoa powder
100 grams melted butter
For the frosting
300 grams powdered sugar
150 grams cream cheese
1 Vanilla bean (mark)
50 grams softened butter
50 grams chopped Hazelnuts
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F) convection. Line the bottom of a springform pan with parchment paper.

2.

Peel and finely grate the carrots. Separate the eggs. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the yolks with one-third of the sugar, the salt, and the lemon zest and juice until light and fluffy. Beat the egg whites until stiff, gradually add the remaining sugar and beat until the mixture is very stiff and shiny.

Mix together the ground hazelnuts, flour, cocoa powder and the carrots. Fold one-third of the egg whites and the melted butter into the yolk mixture until well combined. Carefully fold in the remaining egg whites. 

Pour the batter into the pan, smooth the top and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool briefly, carefully remove from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

3.

For the frosting: Slit the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds into a bowl with the powdered sugar, cream cheese and softened butter and beat until smooth. Spread onto the cake, sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts and serve cut into wedges.