Carrot cake is a quintessential dessert for Easter and if you are wondering how to make it this is where you stop.

Easter represents new beginnings and one can create new experiences using food this dish is a great representation of that.

Easter recipes are representative of the festival post the long days of Lent. The carrot cake especially is a seasonal favourite and makes for a great addition to the Easter celebrations.

Sudeep Nunes- Pastry Chef, The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake shares a recipe.

Ingredients

• Eggs- 200 Gm
• Castor Sugar – 475 Gm
• Flour – 235 Gm
• Baking Powder – 1/2 Tsp
• Carrot (Grated)- 275 Gm
• Oil -250 Gm
• Vanilla Essence 5 ml

For Frosting

• Mascarpone Cheese 250 Gm
• Icing Sugar -50 Gm
• Soft Butter – 50 Gm

For Decoration

• Orange Marzipan
• Green Marzipan

Method

• Sift flour & baking powder together and keep aside.
• Whip eggs and sugar together to soft peak consistency
• Add this flour and grated carrots and vanilla & mix
• Lastly add oil and mix
• Put the batter in a lined baking tin & bake at 180 degrees Celsius.
• Make a frosting by beating mascarpone cheese and icing sugar to make a slightly stiff consistency and fold in soft butter
• Once the carrot cake cools down, spread the frosting on top
• Garnish the cake with handmade marzipan carrots.

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