Carrot cake with pear mousse recipe
Recipe for a delicious carrot cake with pear and whipped cream mousse.
Wyposażenie
- Recipe for a baking tray approximately 20/30 cm in size.
Składniki
carrot cake ingredients:
- 300 g wheat flour - all-purpose ((2 cups))
- 200 g sugar ((1 cup))
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
- 4 eggs (size L)
- approx. 300 g carrots ((3 cups) finely grated)
- 3/4 cup oil (180 ml)
pear mousse ingredients:
- 3-4 pears ( - mine weighed 780 g in total)
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 50 g sugar ((1/4 cup) - or to taste)
- 120 ml heavy cream (well chilled - I used 30%)
- 2 teaspoons gelatin ( plus a little water)
Instrukcja
How to make pear mousse for carrot cake
- It's best to start by preparing the pear mousse.
- Peel the pears, remove the core, and dice the fruit.3-4 pears
- Transfer the pears to a saucepan, add sugar, lemon juice, and a little water - cook until the pears soften and break down.50 g sugar, 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Blend the fruit, or mash it thoroughly with a fork - chill in the refrigerator (I made it the day before).
How to make carrot cake
- Blend together eggs, oil, and sugar.200 g sugar, 4 eggs, 3/4 cup oil
- Mix the flour with baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.300 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 0.5 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix.
- Add the grated carrots and mix with a spoon - if the batter is too thick, you can add a little milk.approx. 300 g carrots
- Line a baking pan approximately 20/30 cm in size with baking paper.
- Pour the batter into the pan.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for about 30 minutes - until a toothpick comes out clean.
- After baking, let it cool.
Carrot cake with pear mousse - finishing
- Finish the pear mousse.
- Whip the cold heavy cream until stiff, add to the chilled pears and gently mix.120 ml heavy cream
- Pour a little cold water over the gelatin. Once it swells, heat it briefly in the microwave or a double boiler - until it's liquid.2 teaspoons gelatin
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of pear mousse to the gelatin and mix, then pour the entire mixture into the rest of the mousse and mix thoroughly.
- Spread the mousse over the cooled cake and smooth the surface.
- Chill the entire cake for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.
Wartości Odżywcze
Servings: 100gCalories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 12g
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