How To Make Aargau Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- To get started with the cake, take the 9 inch cake pan and apply a coat of cooking oil on the inside. Follow this by lightly dusting some flour over it. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Begin making the cake batter by first separating the eggs and whisking the yolks with sugar until well combined. Incorporate lemon juice, grated rind, carrots, almonds, flour, baking powder, and salt to this mixture. Ensure that all the ingredients are well blended.
- Next, beat the egg whites until they turn stiff and fold them into the cake mixture. Once done, pour the batter into the 9 inch cake pan.
- This particular cake is often iced with a mix of confectioners sugar and lemon juice. Beat 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into 3/4 cup of confectioners sugar to get the icing ready. Finally, decorate the cake with traditional marzipan carrots to give it the perfect finish.
