
Carrot cake with Crème Fraiche

Ms.Karishma (BCT&CA 6th SEM) is a dedicated and diligent, young aspirant who is exceptionally good at culinary arts. IIHMCA has selected her as the Chef of the Day.
Ingredients
- 450 gm Grated carrot
- 180 ml Oil
- 300 gm Flour
- 335 gm Sugar
- 180 ml Curd or sour cream
- 12 gm Baking soda
- 8 gm Baking powder
- 4 gm Salt
- 4 gm Cinnamon powder
4gm Cardamom powder
- 2 gm All spice
- 10 ml Vanilla
- 3 no Eggs
To make Crème Fraiche
- 250 ml Heavy cream
- 30 ml Cultured butter milk
- 25 gms Sugar
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
- Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make crème Fraiche, mix the sugar and heavy cream till sugar dissolves.
- Add the cultured butter milk and mix it. Pour it in a bowl and store it in a fridge for 2 days.
- For serving, Cut the cake into rounds and sandwich them with Crème Fraiche. Garnish by piping the crème Fraiche over the cake and serve.
