Almond carrot cake with orange

Italian-style carrot cake with almonds and orange zest.

This almond carrot cake with orange is inspired by Italian cake "Camilla". A delicious combination of flavour and a bright colour for a lovely soft cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Keyword almond carrot cake, camilla cake, italian carrot cake

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Servings portions

Calories 278kcal

Author Eva | Electric Blue Food

Ingredients

200 g carrots peeled and chopped
200 g powdered sugar
3 eggs room temperature
100 g almond meal
1 orange zested and juiced
100 ml vegetable oil
150 g flour
50 g corn starch
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Zest and juice the orange. Measure 80 ml of juice (1/3 cup), which is the quantity needed for one standard batch.
Add the carrots to a food processor and blitz until coarsely minced. With the blades still rotating pour in the oil and orange juice and keep mixing until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes.
In a bowl combine the eggs, vanilla extract, powdered sugar and the zest from half the orange. Beat with a hand mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
Pour in the carrot purée and the almond meal and start the mixer again, beat until incorporated.
Combine the flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt and sift into the batter. Start the mixer at low speed and mix until homogeneous.
Transfer the batter to a springform pan lined with baking paper. Sprinkle sliced almonds all over the top of the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let the cake come to room temperature inside the pan, then remove it from it. Top with a dusting of powdered sugar and a sprinkle of orange zest.

Notes

Store in an airtight container to preserve moisture. This cake keeps up to 2 days at room temperature, 5 days in the fridge, 3 months in the freezer.

The nutrition information provided is only an estimate based on a suggested serving size.

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