{"id":6138,"date":"2021-03-09T18:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesmenusplaisir.com\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:24:09","slug":"carrot-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesmenusplaisir.com\/en\/carrot-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cake is famous and a classic in England and in the US. Thank you Rapha\u00ebl for this precious recipe. It\u2019s moist, perfectly spiced and the best part is the topping!\n\n<div class=\"lt-recipe\" id=\"lt-recipe\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\">\n\n    \n    <h4 itemprop=\"name\">Carrot Cake<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"recipe-info\">\n                    <div class=\"publish-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i> <meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"9 March 2021\">9 March 2021<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"servings\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i> <label>Servings<\/label>: 8 to 10 people<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"prep-time\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> <label><meta itemprop=\"prepTime\" content=\"PT15M\">Prep<\/label>: 15 min<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"cook-time\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> <label><meta itemprop=\"cookTime\" content=\"PT50M\">Cook<\/label>: 50 min<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"difficulty\"><i class=\"fa fa-tachometer\"><\/i> <label>Difficulty<\/label>: Easy<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"recipe-print\">\n        <a href=\"javascript:window.print();\"><i class=\"fa fa-print\"><\/i>Print This<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <p class=\"recipe-summary\" itemprop=\"description\">Put the frosting after the cake has fully cooled down.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"recipe-author\">By: <span itemprop=\"author\">Chantal<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-5\"><div class=\"recipe-ingredients\">\n          <h5>Ingredients<\/h5>\n          <ul>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">CAKE :<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">225 g flour<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1,5 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 tsp ground ginger<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">a generous pinch of ground nutmeg (1\/2 a tsp)<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">150 ml sunflower oil<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">3 medium sized eggs<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">225 g brown sugar<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 portion vanilla sugar<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">grated zest of 1 orange<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">350 g grated carrots<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">120 g \u2018crunchy\u2019 ingredients, chopped in pieces, my favorites: 30 g pistachio nuts, 30 g walnuts, 30 g dried apricots, 30 g dried sultanas<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">FROSTING :<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">250 g cream cheese Philadelphia type<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">75 g icing sugar<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 portion vanilla sugar<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">grated zest of 1 lime<\/li>\n                            <li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">juice of the same lime<\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n      <\/div><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-md-7\">\n        <div class=\"recipe-directions\">\n            <h5>Directions<\/h5>\n            <ul>\n                                <li itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/HowToStep\">\n                    <span class=\"step\">Step 1<\/span>\n                    <span itemprop=\"text\">Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                                <li itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/HowToStep\">\n                    <span class=\"step\">Step 2<\/span>\n                    <span itemprop=\"text\">Mix in a bowl the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sunflower oil, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla sugar and the grated zest of 1 orange. Add the grated carrots and the chopped \u2018hard\u2019 ingredients of your liking.<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                                <li itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/HowToStep\">\n                    <span class=\"step\">Step 3<\/span>\n                    <span itemprop=\"text\">Place a baking sheet in a tin with a diagonal of \u00b120cm (or any other convenient shape) and put the mixture in the tin. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven (or until a skewer comes out clean). Wait for the cake to cool down a bit before taking it out of the tin.<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                                <li itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/HowToStep\">\n                    <span class=\"step\">Step 4<\/span>\n                    <span itemprop=\"text\">Make the frosting by mixing all ingredients. Put the frosting only after the cake has fully cooled down. Let the cake in the fridge for one hour before serving.<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cake is famous and a classic in England and in the US. Thank you Rapha\u00ebl for this precious recipe. 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