Carrot Cake Loaf With Walnuts

This carrot cake loaf with walnuts is perfect for breakfast, picnics, or afternoon snacks. Flavored with mixed spices, the carrots are combined with walnuts to give an extra crunch. Baked in a bread pan, it is moist and crunchy at the same time; no need to add any frosting. So easy to make, it is the perfect way to use up carrots for a quick healthy delight.

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• 📋Carrot Cake Loaf With Walnuts

This recipe is more a carrot bread than a cake. Baked in a loaf pan, it can be cut into square slices and eaten like a piece of bread.

You often see carrot cake with a thick layer of frosting, but I don't think it is necessary, especially since carrots are naturally sweet.

It seems like carrot cakes originate from the Medieval time when carrots were used instead of sugar.

If you want more breakfast loaf recipes, you can find the Healthy Italian Ricotta Cake (no butter) or the coconut orange cake.

Ingredients

• Butter at room temperature
• Caster sugar
• Fresh eggs
• Grated carrots
• Chopped walnuts
• Flour
• Baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon mixed spices

NB: Mixed spices are a specific spice you easily find in the Uk and Ireland. If you cannot find it in your country, you can mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon minced cloves, and ¼ of nutmeg.

Instructions

Preparing the batter

Hint: do not remove it from the pan immediately otherwise, it will break. Although, remove it from the pan to cool down completely so the steam is released and the loaf forms a nice crunchy crust.

Storage

Store this loaf in an airtight container; it will keep for 3 to 4 days.

Because this cake is shaped like a bread loaf, it can be easily packed in a school lunch box or for a picnic.

I like to make it for Easter Monday when we go for a hike in the Alps and a picnic.

Equipment

While you can make this cake without any special electrical equipment, these tools will make the process much easier:

• Braun blender: if you do not have an electrical blender, you can use a grater to grate the carrots and break the walnuts with your hands
• Electrical Mixer: you can whisk the butter and the sugar with a hand whisk
• Measuring mugs and Mini Measuring Set or a scale to measure the ingredients
• Loaf Bread Baking Pan
• Baking Utensil Set

Top tips

• What makes this cake nicely moist and fluffy is the whipping of the butter with the sugar. Make sure it is nice and foaming before you add the eggs.
• Add one egg at a time to make sure they are well combined
• Mixed spices are a specific spice you easily find in the Uk and Ireland. If you cannot find it in your country, you can mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon minced cloves, and ¼ of nutmeg.
• Once you add the flour sifted with the baking powder, you need to bake the cake right after otherwise, you risk compromising the rising of the baking powder.
• Do not remove it from the pan immediately otherwise; it will break. Although, remove it from the pan to cool down completely so the steam is released and the loaf forms a nice crunchy crust.

Recipes you might also like

For more desserts recipes, check out the category: Desserts

Also, check the recipes below for desserts made with fruits and vegetables:

• Peach Tarte Tatin with Calvados and Pistachios
• Pear crumble recipe
• Simply Apple Cupcakes Recipe
• Lime sorbet

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