How to make carrot cake with pistachios step by step

Step 1 - preparations

• Preheat the oven to 170℃ in convection mode or 180℃ (top/bottom heat mode).
• Line the baking pan with parchment paper or grease it with butter and dust with flour.
  
• Peel the carrots and grate them on a fine grater.
  approx 190 g carrots
  
• Chop the pistachios.
  approx 70 g pistachios
  
• Mix the flour with baking powder and cinnamon.
  150 g all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  

Step 2 - preparing the carrot cake batter

• In a large bowl, combine sugar, Greek yogurt, eggs, and oil - mix with a whisk until combined.
  2 eggs, 100 g sugar, 120 ml Greek yogurt, 80 ml oil
  
• Add the mixed flour to the bowl and stir.
  
• Add the grated carrots and pistachios to the bowl and mix with a spoon.
  
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
  

Step 3 - baking the carrot cake with pistachios

• Place the pan with the batter into the preheated oven and bake for about 50 minutes - until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
• After baking, let the cake cool.

Step 4 - preparing the cottage cheese topping

• Transfer the cottage cheese to a bowl, add maple syrup and mix.
  150 g cream cheese, approx. 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  
• Spread the cottage cheese mixture over the top of the cake.
  
• Finally, you can additionally sprinkle the cake with chopped nuts.
  pistachios