Ingredients
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260 g All purpose flour
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2 tsp Baking powder
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1/4 tsp Baking soda
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1 tsp Salt
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1 tsp Cinnamon powder
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1 tsp Ginger powder
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1 tsp Cloves powder
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1 tsp Nutmeg powder
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1 Vanilla
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300 ml Sunflower oil
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200 g Honey
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4 Large eggs
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400 g Carrots, peeled and grinded
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230 g Butter, softened
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300 g Cream cheese
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400 g Powder sugar
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250 ml Whipping cream
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Freshly squeezed lemon juice1 lemon
Directions
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Preparation:Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease three 24 cm round baking pans. |
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Carrot cake batter:In a bowl mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla). Mix nicely. |
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In another bowl mix the liquid ingredients (oil, honey, eggs). Mix nicely |
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Combine the dry and the liquid ingredients in a single bowl. |
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Gently fold in the shredded carrots. |
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Baking:Divide the batter equally in the three baking pans. Bake for approximately 30 min or until a toothpick comes out clean. |
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Let them cool completely. |
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Frosting:In one bowl whip the whipping cream until firm. |
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In another bowl mix the butter and the powdered sugar until they become fluffy. Add the cream cheese. Mix thoroughly using a hand mixer. |
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Gently fold in the whipping cream to the rest of the frosting. Add the vanilla. |
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Assembly:Place one batter layer on a cake plate. Put 1/3 of the frosting on it and spread evenly on the batter surface. Do the same with the two other layers. |
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Leave some frosting so you can cover the rest of the cake and the sides. |
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13
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Optional:For a winter look, get some winter flowers, cloves, orange and cinnamon and conifer cone. You can also use blueberries and anise stars. |
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If you want to get a snowy look on the cake you can sprinkle some powder sugar on it. |
