Italian Carrot Bundt Cake (Torta di Carote)

Name: Italian Carrot Bundt Cake (Torta di Carote)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 medium carrots (about 270 g); 150 g (a little more than 2/3 cup) vegetable oil (I use sunflower or peanut oil); 1 Tbsp organic orange juice and zest (or 1 Tbsp Arancello liquor); 3 large organic eggs, at room temperature; 160 g (3/4 cup) cane or muscovado sugar; 240 g (1 1/2 cups + 1 Tbsp) all-purpose flour or type 00; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; pinch of salt; 16 g (1 packet/1 Tbsp + 1 tsp) baking powder; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; icing sugar (about 1 cup)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:40min

Italian Carrot Bundt Cake (Torta di Carote). Not your usual carrot cake with nuts, coconut, and rich frostings. This simple Italian cake is all about carrots. Moist, mildly sweet, with a lovely orange hue and orange flavor, this cake is popular in Italy at breakfast, snack, or light dessert any time of the year.

Updated at: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:49:28 GMT