Homemade desserts are the best way to pamper your family with something delicious. Therefore, in the cookbook of any experienced housewife, there is probably more than one interesting recipe for lush and fragrant cakes, muffins and other pastries. After reading today's article, you will learn how to cook a delicious carrot cake on kefir.
Classic version
A dessert prepared according to this recipe quickly disappears from the table. It turns out so unusual and tasty that in a matter of hours it is eaten to the last bite. It is also important that carrots are present in the dough, which is very useful for the human body. Therefore, such pastries can be treated not only to adults, but also to children. So that your loved ones can try carrot cake on kefir, the recipe of which will be presented below, go to the store in advance for the necessary products. At your fingertips should be found:
- 400 grams of wheat flour.
- 3 large carrots.
- 250 milliliters of kefir.
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda.
- 70 grams of granulated sugar.
Sequencing
In a volumetric bowl filled with kefir, add soda and granulated sugar. All mix well, and then to the resulting liquid send the peeled and grated carrots. Lastly, sifted wheat flour is gradually added to the future dough. Still thoroughly knead until smooth.
The resulting mass is poured into a mold, the bottom and walls of which are slightly greased with vegetable oil, and placed in the oven. Bake a carrot cake on kefir for forty minutes. Before serving, it is cooled and sprinkled with plenty of icing sugar. This dessert is often eaten with sour cream, condensed milk or whipped cream.
Cottage Cheese Option
To prepare this unusual, but very tasty and magnificent dessert, you need a not quite standard set of ingredients. Therefore, before you start working with the dough, make sure everything in your kitchen cabinets is stocked up. To bake an original carrot cake on kefir, a recipe with a photo of which can be seen later, you will need:
- 200 milliliters of milk.
- 200 grams of carrots.
- 150 milliliters of kefir.
- 100 grams of not too fat cottage cheese.
- Fresh chicken egg.
- 40 grams of raisins.
- A teaspoon of baking soda.
- A pair of glasses of oatmeal.
- 50 grams of nuts.
- A tablespoon of ground cinnamon.
In the dough for carrot cake, you can add any dried fruit. It is this component that gives the finished baking a certain sweetness. As for the amount of oatmeal, it can vary depending on the consistency of the resulting dough.
Step-by-step instruction
Wash carrots, peel them, process them with a grater and combine in one bowl with kefir, egg and cottage cheese. In a separate cup, milk, soda, cinnamon and oatmeal are mixed. The resulting liquid is poured into a container with carrot-curd mass.
Raspberries and chopped nuts are added to a practically finished, rather thick dough. All are thoroughly kneaded and transferred to a mold, the bottom of which is smeared with a small amount of any vegetable oil. The future carrot cake on kefir is sent to the preheated oven. Bake a dessert at one hundred eighty degrees for about half an hour. If necessary, the time spent in the oven is extended by another ten minutes.
Pumpkin Option
Pastries prepared using the technology described below are very tender and aromatic. It is ideal for family tea parties or friendly gatherings. In addition, such a carrot cake on kefir is not only tasty, but also incredibly healthy. To bake a similar dessert in your pantry should be:
- 150 grams of pumpkin.
- Egg.
- A teaspoon of baking powder.
- 100 grams of carrots.
- 4 tablespoons of wheat flour and granulated sugar.
- 180 milliliters of kefir.
- A couple of tablespoons of cornmeal.
- A pinch of salt.
- A tablespoon of any vegetable oil.
To decorate the finished dessert, powdered sugar is most often used. However, in the absence of this ingredient, it is quite possible to do without it. The taste of the cake will not suffer at all from this.
Process description
Pumpkin and carrots are washed, peeled and processed with a medium grater. Vegetables prepared in this way are ground in a blender to a puree condition. Raw eggs, granulated sugar and a pinch of salt are combined in a separate bowl and beat well with a mixer or a regular whisk. Then, baking powder, kefir, wheat and corn flour are added to the same container. All mix well and combine with carrot and pumpkin puree.
Vegetable oil is poured into the practically prepared dough. Knead once more, transfer to a baking dish and send to the oven. They prepare a fragrant and airy carrot cake (a simple recipe for kefir can be seen a little higher) at a temperature of one hundred eighty degrees. Before serving, the dessert is cooled, sprinkled with icing sugar and cut into portions.