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sourdough carrot cake

Sourdough Carrot Cake

Delicious sourdough carrot cake
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 3 pieces eggs
  • 1/2 cup apple sauce unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup sourdough discard
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups walnut chopped
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Frosting:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F
  2. Smear all corners and edges with butter and prepare a 9x13 pan. I love to add parchment paper on top with some added butter. It helps to remove a cake easily.
  3. Use the smallest hole of the box grater to grate carrots.
  4. Squeeze excess liquid following the method mentioned above.
  5. Mix sugar, applesauce, olive oil, eggs, vanilla, and sourdough starter in the stand mixer with medium speed for two minutes. As it will add some bubbles to your batter, you should not avoid this step.
  6. Whisk flour, cinnamon, salt, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
  7. Take a medium bowl and mix carrot and one tablespoon of dry ingredients mixture. It will mix carrots into the batter evenly.
  8. Now, combine all the dry ingredients in the stand mixer.
  9. Fold in carrots and one cup of walnuts.
  10. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth cut it to spread evenly.
  11. Place pan in the oven and bake for 60 minutes. Check by using a toothpick and piercing in the middle and make sure it comes out clean.
Frosting
  1. Make cream cheese fluffy and soft in the stand mixer. Next, you can add milk, vanilla, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt to the mixer to make it fluffy on a medium speed.
  2. Once the cake has cooled completely, you can use the frosting. Sprinkle one cup chopped walnut over it.
  3. Enjoy your delicious cake!