Dutch Kruidnoten Carrot Cake is a delicious treat that is perfect when it gets colder—and, of course, with Sinterklaas! The cake combines the sweet and spicy taste of carrots, speculaas spice mix, and kruidnoten.
The carrot ensures that the cake is moist, and the kruidnoten gives a surprising bite. This is a festive recipe, and the whole house smells wonderful while baking. This cake will leave you wanting another slice after one slice!
Carrot Cake with Pepernoten
On December 5, Sinterklaas evening, and in the weeks before, I like to bake something delicious with kruidnoten. I make pepernoten brownies, pepernoten cupcakes, or Sinterklaas muffins. They are on the table every year.
Carrot cake with kruidnoten (also called pepernoten) is a delicious treat that fits perfectly when it gets colder and of course with Sinterklaas! The cake combines the sweet and spicy taste of the carrot, gingerbread spices and spiced nuts.
The carrot ensures that the cake is moist, and the kruidnoten gives a surprising bite. A festive recipe, and the entire house smells incredible while baking. This is one cake that will leave you wanting another slice after one slice!
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📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ pound carrots
- 1 ⅓ stick butter + extra for greasing
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs size L
- 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons speculaas spice mix
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 oz kruidnoten
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to
350 °F or 320 °C - Grease the cake loaf tin (6 inches - 15 cm) with butter.
- Grate the carrot and put it in a bowl.½ pound carrots
- Melt the butter on low heat and ensure it does not turn brown.1 ⅓ stick butter
- Pour the butter with the carrot and mix well.
- Add the sugar and eggs. Whisk well.¾ cup sugar, 2 eggs
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and speculaas spice mix in a second bowl with a fork.1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1½ teaspoons speculaas spice mix, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Add the flour mixture to the carrot mixture and stir with a spatula until all the flour is wet.
- Mix the pepernoten into the batter and pour the batter into the cake tin.4 oz kruidnoten
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Leave in the baking tin for 5 minutes. Then, cut the edges loose and remove the cake from the tin. Allow to cool on a rack.
Notes
- Shake the mold slightly. If the top of the cake moves, it's not ready yet.
- Press your finger in the center of a cake. If the print springs back immediately, the cake is ready. If a hole remains visible, they need to bake a little longer.
- Stick a toothpick in the center of a cake. If it comes out clean and dry, the cake is done.
- Refrigerator: Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 2 days.
- Freezer: Wrap in two layers of plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Let thaw in the refrigerator.
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