Torta Di Carote
From chefmeow 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a very tasty carrot cake that I obtained from a Sunday School classmate over twenty years ago. I still make it often and it is always a hit with everyone. Enjoy
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups whole blanched almonds shopping list
- 1 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 pound carrots shopping list
- 1 large lemon shopping list
- 1 stick butter softened shopping list
- 2 large egg yolks shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract shopping list
- 4 tablespoons plus 3/4 teaspoon potato starch shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- 6 large egg whites shopping list
- 1/4 cup superfine granulated sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 then grease a round cake pan and line bottom with greased parchment paper.
- In a shallow baking pan toast nuts in one layer in middle of oven until golden about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and cool completely then leave oven on.
- In a food processor finely grind nuts with 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- In food processor fitted with medium shredding disk shred carrots.
- Grate zest of lemon.
- In bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add yolks, extracts and zest then beat until combined well.
- In another bowl stir together ground nuts, 4 tablespoons starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Beat nut mixture into butter mixture then beat in carrots.
- In a bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites until they just hold stiff peaks.
- Stir 1/3 whites into batter to lighten and fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
- Pour batter into cake pan and smooth top.
- Bake cake in middle of oven until top is springy and cake pulls from sides of pan.
- Cool cake in pan on a rack.
- Run a sharp small knife around edge of pan to loosen and invert cake onto a plate.
- Peel off parchment and invert cake onto a platter right side up.
- In an electric spice grinder grind remaining starch with superfine sugar until powdery.
- Sift over cake then serve.
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Love it, Chef! Carrot cake is one of the favourite desserts in our family. Can't wait to make your version!
juels
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love it,i like carrots and carrot salad,and carrot cake and rabbits 5 pts
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Love carrot cakes - I'll try this soon.
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