Carrot cake with sour cream

Carrot cake is a way to look at carrots with new eyes. A spicy and delicate cake with creamy lemon icing will please even those who previously thought that they did not like carrots!

Ingredients

• For test:
• Flour - 175 g
• Soda - 0.5 tsp
• Citric acid - 0.25 tsp
• Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
• Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon
• Sugar - 100 g
• Carrot - 225 g
• Vegetable oil - 150 g
• Sour cream - 150 ml
• For glaze:
• Softened cream cheese - 75 g
• Butter - 50 g
• Lemon zest - 0.5-1 teaspoon
• Powdered sugar - 200 g

Directions

1. Peel the carrots, wash and grate on a coarse grater.
2. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Mix sugar with carrots.
4. Separately, mix butter with sour cream.
5. Pour sour cream with butter into carrots.
6. Mix everything with flour and knead the dough.
7. Pour it into the prepared form.
8. Bake the carrot cake for about 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
9. Grate the lemon zest.
10. Glaze.
11. Beat cream cheese with butter and zest with a mixer.
12. Continue beating, gradually adding the sifted icing sugar until smooth.
13. It is necessary to beat so that a lush mass is obtained.
14. When cool, apply frosting.
15. If you like, decorate the carrot cake with walnuts or candied fruits.
16. Enjoy your meal!