70 reliable recipes for every day and every occasion. That’s the motto of Alexei Zimin’s new book “Kitchen Forever.” His writing style is unique, hard to imitate, and the recipes are almost always delicious. In “Kitchen Forever” they are also simple.
This is a classic British carrot cake, one of the island’s culinary hallmarks. Root vegetables, rhubarb, legumes - the old foundation of English cuisine. For this cake, you won’t need any fancy ingredients, just a blender and a couple of bowls.
- 200 g flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. soda
- 250 g carrots (one very large)
- 200 g sugar
- 150 ml of olive (or other vegetable) oil
- 2 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 1 orange
Preheat the oven to 170°C. Mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Peel and grate the carrot, mix with half of the flour-and-cinnamon mixture.
In another bowl, blend the sugar with the oil until smooth. Add one egg, a pinch of salt, and the remaining flour. Blend again. Add the carrot mixture and the second egg, then blend once more.
Grease a baking dish with butter, pour in the batter, and bake for about 50 minutes. (Zimin’s book says 25–30 minutes, but my cake was raw inside, so I had to bake it for another 20 minutes. Keep an eye on the color and always test with a wooden skewer — it should come out clean).
Serve sprinkled with fresh orange zest.
Preheat the oven to 170°C. Mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Peel and grate the carrot, mix with half of the flour-and-cinnamon mixture.
In another bowl, blend the sugar with the oil until smooth. Add one egg, a pinch of salt, and the remaining flour. Blend again. Add the carrot mixture and the second egg, then blend once more.
Grease a baking dish with butter, pour in the batter, and bake for about 50 minutes. (Zimin’s book says 25–30 minutes, but my cake was raw inside, so I had to bake it for another 20 minutes. Keep an eye on the color and always test with a wooden skewer — it should come out clean).
Serve sprinkled with fresh orange zest.
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