Carrot Cake with Applesauce and Brown Butter

Ingredients

• 170 g Unsalted butter (To be used to make brown butter.)
• 150 g Brown sugar
• 50 g Granulated sugar
• 3 Eggs (At room temperature.)
• 60 g Applesauce (The source states that it was made from two small apples.)
• 220 g Flour (Approximately 1.5 cups.)
• 1 paket Baking powder (The packet weight was not specified; the nutritional calculation was based on approximately 10 g.)
• 0.5 çay kaşığı Baking soda
• 1 tatlı kaşığı Cinnamon
• 0.5 çay kaşığı Ginger
• Nutmeg (A pinch, grated.)
• 1 paket Vanilla (The packet weight was not specified; the nutritional calculation was based on approximately 5 g.)
• 0.5 çay kaşığı Salt
• 200 g Carrots (Grated; the source states that approximately 3 medium carrots are used.)
• 100 g Walnuts (Lightly toasted, if desired.)

Steps

1. 1

   Place 170 g of butter in a small saucepan and melt it over medium heat.

2. 2

   When the butter has melted and begins to foam, swirl the pan occasionally. Cook until it turns light brown, the color of hazelnut shells, brown solids form on the bottom, and a nutty aroma develops.

3. 3

   Remove the brown butter from the heat and let it cool for 10–15 minutes.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease a 20×20 cm Borcam baking dish or line it with parchment paper.

5. 5

   Place the warm brown butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl and whisk.

6. 6

   Continue whisking while adding the eggs one at a time.

7. 7

   Add the applesauce and mix.

8. 8

   In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and grated nutmeg.

9. 9

   Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Without using a mixer, gently fold with a spatula until just combined.

10. 10

    Add the grated carrots and walnuts. Fold with a spatula until the carrots and walnuts are evenly distributed throughout the batter.

11. 11

    Pour the batter into the prepared Borcam dish and smooth the top with a spatula.

12. 12

    Bake in the preheated 170°C oven for approximately 40–50 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

13. 13

    Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely in the pan until it reaches room temperature.

14. 14

    Once the cake has cooled completely, pour cream over the top. The source does not provide the cream's ingredients or preparation method.

Notes

The source mentions pouring cream over the cake, but does not provide any ingredients or preparation method for the cream. The video narration states that the walnuts can be lightly toasted and that the cake can be decorated with a few carrot slices; the quantity of carrot slices was not provided, so they were not added as a separate ingredient.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• carrot cake
• baked
• vegetarian
• walnut
• apple
• tea time