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Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake

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Delicious chocolate carrot cake is made from carrots, wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and dark chocolate. This spongy chocolate carrot cake can be served as a dessert and tea-time snacks. Chocolate carrot cake is a great option to serve as a dessert at the kid’s party.

In chocolate carrot cake recipe, grated carrots are added to the cake batter. But here, I have stir-fried the grated carrots and made paste from it and then added to the cake batter which makes the cake very soft, moist and gives a very nice color and texture to the cake.

This soft and fluffy chocolate carrot cake is made in Kadai/Pan so that anyone can make this easily at home.

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Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot


Ingredients


1 cup peeled and grated carrot, 1 ½ cup milk, 4 tablespoon chopped dark chocolate, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup wheat flour , ½ cup oil , ½ cup unsalted butter or salted butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½  teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, Pinch of salt, 1 cup salt for baking


Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot


How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake


How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake Batter 

1. Heat the pan and add 1 teaspoon of butter.

How to make the Cake Batter

2. Add 1 cup grated carrot and sauté for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.

How to make the Cake Batter

3. Transfer the carrot in a blender jar and add ½ cup chilled milk.

How to make the Cake Batter

4. Make a smooth paste from it.

How to make the Cake Batter

5. Now in another cup, take ½ cup milk and add 1 teaspoon vinegar and keep aside.

How to make the Cake Batter

6. In a mixing bowl, take ½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup oil, and 1 cup powdered sugar together.

How to make the Cake Batter

7. Whisk very well.

How to make the Cake Batter

8. Further, add milk vinegar mixture and whisk.

How to make the Cake Batter

9. Now add carrot paste and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix gently.

How to make the Cake Batter

10. Sieve 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and a pinch of salt altogether. ( if you are using salted butter, then don’t add salt)

How to make the Cake Batter

11. Mix the flour gently with carrot and butter mixture until it is combined properly.

How to make the Cake Batter

12. Furthermore, add ½ cup milk and stir. Make sure there are no lumps. Add a little more milk if needed.

How to make the Cake Batter

13. Lastly, add 3 tablespoons chopped dark chocolate and mix uniformly.

How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake Batter

How to bake the cake in Kadai

1. Place the parchment/butter paper in bread or cake mould Or you can just grease the mould with oil or butter.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

2. Transfer the cake batter to bread/cake mould.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

3. Now tap the cake mould to remove the air from the batter.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

4. Sprinkle some chopped chocolate on top.

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake

5. In a big kadhai or pan, spread 1 cup salt and place a stand or rack on it. Now cover the kadhai/pan and heat for 5 minutes on high flame.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

6. Further, place cake mould in Kadai. Cover the Kadai and bake the cake for 45- 50 minutes on medium flame.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

7. Insert a toothpick in the cake to check if it is cooked or not. If the toothpick came out clean means the cake is baked, if not then bake the cake for more time.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

8. Remove the cake mould from Kadai and let it cool down. After that, remove the cake from the mould.

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake

9. Gently, cut the cake into slices.

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe

10. Finally, Chocolate carrot cake is ready to serve.

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot


Suggestions


1. If you are using salted butter then don’t add salt to the cake batter.

2. You can avoid all-purpose flour in this recipe instead use only whole wheat flour.

3. Instead of vinegar milk mixture, you can use ¾ cup sour curd.


Recipe Card for Chocolate Carrot Cake

Yield: 12 slices of cake

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe

Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe | How to make Chocolate Carrot Cake

Delicious chocolate carrot cake is made from carrots, wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and dark chocolate.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup peeled and grated carrot
  • 1 ½ cup milk
  • 4 tablespoon chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • ½ cup unsalted butter or salted butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup salt for baking

Instructions

How to make the Cake Batter

1. Heat the pan and add 1 teaspoon of butter.

2. Add 1 cup grated carrot and sauté for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.

3. Transfer the carrot in a blender jar and add ½ cup chilled milk.

4. Make a smooth paste from it.

5. Now in another cup, take ½ cup milk and add 1 teaspoon vinegar and keep aside.

6. In a mixing bowl, take ½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup oil, and 1 cup powdered sugar together.

7. Whisk very well.

8. Further, add milk vinegar mixture and whisk.

9. Now add carrot paste and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix gently.

10. Sieve 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and a pinch of salt altogether. ( if you are using salted butter, then don’t add salt)

11. Mix the flour gently with carrot and butter mixture until it is combined properly.

12. Furthermore, add ½ cup milk and stir. Make sure there are no lumps. Add a little more milk if needed.

13. Lastly, add 3 tablespoons chopped dark chocolate and mix uniformly.

How to bake the cake in Kadai

1. Place the parchment/butter paper in bread /cake mould Or you can just grease the mould with oil or butter.

2. Transfer the cake batter to bread/cake mould.

3. Now tap the cake mould to remove the air from the batter.

4. Sprinkle some chopped chocolate on top.

5. In a big kadhai or pan, spread 1 cup salt and place a stand or rack on it. Now cover the kadhai/pan and heat for 5 minutes on high flame.

6. Further, place cake mould in Kadai. Cover the Kadai and bake the cake for 45- 50 minutes on medium flame.

7. Insert a toothpick in the cake to check if it is cooked or not. If the toothpick came out clean means the cake is baked, if not then bake the cake for more time.

8. Remove the cake mould from Kadai and let it cool down. After that, remove the cake from the mould.

9. Gently, cut the cake into slices.

10. Finally, Chocolate carrot cake is ready to serve.

Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Amount Per Serving Calories 174Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 14mgSodium 160.2mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 1gSugar 6gProtein 2g

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

FAQ


Is carrot cake better with oil or butter?

Carrot cake is better with both oil and butter. In this recipe, I have used both oil and butter as oil helps to make the cake more moist and butter gives the spongy and tasty texture to the cake.

Can I use melted butter instead of oil in carrot cake?

Yes, you can use melted butter instead of oil in carrot cake but remember to add more amount of melted butter in the cake to make cake more delicious.

How do you make a cake rise without eggs?

To make a cake rise without eggs, use sour curd or mixture of milk and vinegar

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