Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is a classic spiced dessert made with grated carrots, eggs, sugar, sour cream and warm cinnamon and nutmeg. The Thermomix TM7 grates the carrots, mixes the batter and whips everything to a moist, even consistency, making this beloved cake easier than ever to prepare.
About this recipe
Carrot Cake in the Thermomix TM7 brings a beloved classic dessert within reach of every home baker searching for easy cake recipes with an all-in-one kitchen machine. The TM7 takes on the fiddly tasks that usually make carrot cake a chore: grating a pile of carrots in seconds, grinding whole spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon for a fresher aroma than anything pre-ground, and mixing the eggs, sugar, sour cream and sunflower oil into a silky, lump-free batter before the wholemeal flour and bicarbonate of soda are folded in. The result is a beautifully moist crumb with warm spice and gentle sweetness, ideal for afternoon tea, birthday celebrations or a weekend bake. Because everything happens in one mixing bowl, there is far less washing up than with a box grater, bowls and an electric mixer. Whether you bake regularly or are new to desserts, this carrot cake recipe shows exactly why the Thermomix TM7 earns its place on the worktop.
Preparation tips
- Grate the carrots finely rather than coarsely so they melt into the crumb during baking, keeping the carrot cake moist without wet pockets. Squeeze out excess moisture if your carrots feel very juicy before adding them to the batter.
- Bring the eggs and sour cream to room temperature before mixing; cold ingredients can cause the sunflower oil batter to seize and bake unevenly. A brief rest on the worktop makes a noticeable difference to the texture.
- For a celebration finish, top the cooled cake with a cream cheese frosting whipped with the butterfly whisk, and add a dusting of extra ground cinnamon or chopped walnuts for crunch that children and guests both love.
Recipe variations
- Nutty variation: fold roughly chopped walnuts or pecans through the carrot cake batter just before baking and toast a few extra to scatter over the frosting, adding crunch and a deeper, buttery flavour to the spiced crumb.
- Citrus-festive variation: add the zest of one orange and a pinch of ground ginger to the batter for a seasonal Christmas carrot cake, finishing the frosting with fine strands of orange zest for a bright, festive aroma.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the wholemeal flour and sugar straight into the mixing bowl, as the TM7 scale measures each cake ingredient to the gram for consistent baking. [Built-in Scale]
- Grating the carrots in the Thermomix takes seconds, producing fine, even shreds that keep the carrot cake wonderfully moist. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 grinds whole nutmeg and cinnamon into a fresh aromatic powder, giving the batter far more flavour than shop-bought ground spices. [Multi-Function]
- Mixing eggs, sour cream and sunflower oil in the Thermomix creates a silky, lump-free batter in one bowl with minimal washing up. [Multi-Function]
- Whipping cream for the frosting with the butterfly whisk gives the carrot cake a light, billowy topping in minutes. [Time Savings]
Ingredients
- carrots
- large eggs
- brown sugar
- sour cream
- sunflower oil
- wholemeal flour
- bicarbonate of soda
- ground nutmeg
- ground cinnamon
- fine sea salt