Ace cake: the recipe for a soft and fragrant dessert
ingredients :
Egg
4
Sugar
200 gr
2 carrots
about 200 g
large lemon
1
Oranges
2
sunflower oil (or corn)
80 ml
Potato starch
40 gr
Flour 00
about 300 g
Powdered baking powder
1 sachet (16 g)
Powdered sugar
q.b.
The Ace cake is a soft , genuine and citrus-scented cake, perfect for breakfast or as a snack for young and old: one slice after another will literally be snapped up for how good and light it is. To make this very simple recipe, both the zest and juice of two oranges and one lemon are used ; to obtain the orange color, however, just blend the carrots with the sunflower oil. A very quick preparation since, after having whipped the eggs with the sugar, all the other ingredients are added and only at the end is the mixture mixed with an electric whisk.
Baking, on the other hand, requires a little more patience: having a very moist consistency, it takes at least 45 minutes for the cake to dry; however, we recommend monitoring the cooking after about 40 minutes with a toothpick which must come out dry and without dough residue. The Ace cake takes its name from the vitamins A , C and E contained in citrus fruits and carrots, and recalls the well-known multivitamin fruit juice loved by all of us.
We used a donut mold , but you can use a round cake pan without a hole or smaller muffin molds: in this way you will have delicious single-portion cakes (however, cooking will be shorter). Whatever the shape, Ace cake will not lose its soft texture and delicate flavor that distinguish it. If you like, you can flavor the dough with cinnamon, vanilla or cardamom and enrich the dough with chocolate chips or flaked almonds.
Find out how to prepare it by following the step-by-step procedure and advice. Also try the classic carrot cake and the carrot and hazelnut cake , very delicious and fragrant.
How to prepare cake Ace :
Step 1
Peel the carrots, wash them and cut them into small pieces. Transfer the chopped carrots to a blender1.
Step 2
Pour in the sunflower oil2.
Step 3
Close and blend at maximum speed3.
Step 4
The carrot puree must be well mixed with the oil4.
Step 5
Crack the eggs into a large bowl5.
Step 6
Add sugar6.
Step 7
Whip with electric beaters7.
Step 8
The egg and sugar mixture should be clear and frothy8.
Step 9
Combine the carrot puree9.
Step 10
Add the grated zest of the orange10.
Step 11
Also add the lemon zest11.
Step 12
Pour in the lemon juice12.
Step 13
Then the orange juice13.
Step 14
Add the sifted flour14.
Step 15
Also add the potato starch15.
Step 16
And finally the baking powder for desserts16. Work the dough with electric whisks to mix the powders evenly.
Step 17
Ace cake dough is ready17.
Step 18
Pour the dough into a donut mold, buttered and floured18.
Step 19
Ace cake is ready to be baked19. Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes, check the cooking with a wooden toothpick.
Step 20
Take the Ace cake out of the oven and let it cool in the mould20.
Step 21
With the help of a plate or a lid, turn the Ace cake upside down to remove it from the mold without the risk of breaking it21.
Step 22
Let Ace Cake cool completely on a plate or cake rack22.
Step 23
Flip it again to get the classic donut look23.
Step 24
Once cold, dust Ace Cake with icing sugar24.
Step 25
The Ace cake is ready to be enjoyed in all its goodness25.
storage
Ace cake can be kept at room temperature, in an airtight container or under a glass bell jar, for 4 days .
