Ingredients to make Carrot and yogurt cake:
- 1 natural yogurt (125 g)
- 1 glass of sunflower oil
- 1 glass of sugar (white or brown)
- 2 glasses of flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 dessert spoon of chemical yeast powder (baking powder)
- 2 carrots
- 1 handful of nuts to taste
How to make Carrot and Yogurt Cake:
- Chop the chosen nuts, unless you decide to use raisins. On the other hand, beat the eggs with the sugar and oil. For this step you can use electric rods, since this will speed up the work. To get a sponge cake with carrots and yogurt, beat the eggs vigorously, since the foamier the better. Besides, preheat the oven to 180ºC with heat up and down.
- Trick: Add the oil in the form of a thread after having integrated the eggs with the sugar, so it will mix better. You can also use olive oil, but keep in mind that it leaves more flavors.
- Once the previous ingredients are integrated, add the peeled and grated or crushed carrots, to your liking! At this point, also add the yogurt and continue beating to obtain a homogeneous mass.
- Add the sifted flour with the yeast (baking powder) and integrate it with a spoon or spatula, making enveloping movements. If you want, you can add vanilla essence to taste, cinnamon powder and even a tablespoon of melted coconut oil to flavor the carrot and yogurt cake even more.
- Finally, add the chopped nuts and integrate them into the carrot cake recipe. Once this is done, pour the dough into a greased mold and bake the cake for 30-40 minutes, keeping in mind that depending on the power of your oven it will take more or less. In this sense, we highlight the importance of knowing the oven that we have at home to guarantee that it heats up to the temperature that we set; There are ovens that heat up more and can cause the cake to not rise or cook well. In these cases, it is advisable to bake at a lower temperature, 160 ºC for example, and leave the cake in the oven for 50 to 60 minutes if necessary. Likewise, it is very important that you bake only with heat below to prevent the cake from being raw inside .and activate the heat above after the first 30 minutes.
- Tip: Our mold is rectangular, approximately 20 cm long, although you can use a rounded one without problems.
- When the carrot and yogurt cake is ready, remove it and let it warm up a bit. Then carefully unmold it and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack. Go ahead and prepare this carrot and yogurt cake recipe, tell us what you think!
