Cakes are often associated with fats and weight gain, but how about a cake made of carrot which is high in its nutritional value?!
February 3 brings the National Carrot Cake Day for not only celebrating the yummy carrot cake but also its healthy content.
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Date of Carrot Cake Day Observance
3rd of February.
History of Carrot Cake Day
As per the historians, the origin of the carrot cake belongs to its USP itself. It is believed that during the middle ages when sweetness and sugar were considered to be the scars, carrots enter into the scene as the perfect substitution for a cake.
Carrots Introduced to Spanish
During the 900s, the Moors bridged the gap between the carrots and Spain.
The 1600s: Dutch Made a Bond with the Carrots
As per the available documents, the Dutch produced the orange carrots for the first time during Century.
Publication of the Carrot Cake Recipe in Britain
In 1827, a French cookbook was published with its recipe which can be seen as the earliest documentation of a carrot cake.
Thanks to the British government who suggested replacing the sugar and sweeteners with naturally sweet carrots during the war in the 1940s.
Although the government and encouraged people to do so for bridging the gap of demand and supply of sugar and other sweeteners, yet the idea of using carrots in puddings and cakes introduced a new recipe of the carrot cake.
The Stardom of Carrot Cakes
During the 1960s, carrot cakes trended as the glory of the dining tables. People started to choose carrot cakes as their favorite choice for the deserts.
Carrot Cake Day Celebration Ideas
Bring the 1960s Trend to Your Home
Choose carrot cake as the desert to celebrate the day that is dedicated to it.
Have It while Watching a Movie
The rabbits do not speak yet we know that carrots are their favorite food. So how about the idea of having the bites of a yummy carrot cake while watching a movie featuring the rabbit?! If you are in shortage of such a movie, try out the British animation film entitled — Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Become a Baker
If you know how to cook then do let your kitchen witness you baking a carrot cake. Even if you do not know how to cook it, then make it a memorable day by giving it a try.
If you are a person who is not at all familiar with baking, then let it become a family affair and make some good memories with your beloved ones.
Let your garden blossom with the carrots in its soil. The carrot plants do not demand too much effort and grow very easily.
You just need to place the carrot seeds in the depth of about one-half inch in the soil. Let them to at the distance of about 2 inches. Relax for the time period of about three months and you will find your homegrown carrots ready to bake.
Just beware and be alarmed about the rabbits. And if you grow too many, let them have a feast of their favorite food.
Do Nothing
If you are too lazy to plant or even cook, do nothing and simply just buy a carrot cake from a local grocery or a bakery shop. Enjoy the savory carrot cake around the warmth of your cozy bed.
Share It
If you do not at all like the carrots or the carrot cake, buy one for your family or a friend who loves it. Just enjoy the smile or the excitement on their faces.
Enhance Your Knowledge about the Carrots
Do you know that there are many types of carrots available in this world? Let’s make a list of five which are the most popular ones!
Types of Carrots
Imperator
If you are looking for higher sugar content, then you can end your search at the imperator carrots. This type of carriage is popular to be used commercially.
Chantenay
Chantenay carrots look fat and short in appearance though, but they taste amazing. They are supposed to be grown after reaching the length of about 5 to 6 inches.
Nantes
Thanks to the weather conditions of Nantesregion of France where this type of carrots find the perfect conditions to grow well.
Mini or Ball
As their name suggests, Mini or Ball carrots grow short in length, usually only 3 to 4 inches. The impact of their size is seen in their serving as well as they are mostly served whole. They are found in the shape of radishes.
Danvers
Alike Nantes carrots, the nomenclature of Danvers carrots also belong to the best region of their plantation. Danvers in Massachusetts offers the best condition for the cultivation of the Danvers' carrots. These types of carrots are seen as the classic example of orange carrots which are found skinny and long.
Why is Carrot Cake Day Celebrated?
It’s a Perfect yet Healthy Desert
Who doesn’t like cakes; and when they are teamed up with the cream cheese frosting as they are topping, it makes them even more delicious and tempting.
Thanks to the different chefs and food experts who have given us distinguished recipes of one highlighting ingredient.
You can also add the following to your moist cake for making it an oh-so-perfect dish for you:
- Walnuts
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon.
Blessing to Sight
Alike almonds, carrots are also famous for their signature quality of improving sight. The contents of carrots also make your night vision better.
Here you are the step-by-step mechanism of the carrot conversion!
- The beta carotene of carrots is converted to vitamin A.
- Further, it is shaped to rhodopsin seen in the retina.
- This content helps your retina to give you improved vision.
Beneficial to the Overall Health
Carrots are not good for your eyes only, it is healthy for your overall health too. As per the researchers and experts, carrots help in the following conditions:
- Probability of having cancer
- A bad state of your gums and teeth
- Excess of toxins in your body
- Speeding the aging process.
Where carrots do impact positively in the above conditions, they also help in the prevention of infection. Not only this; carrots also improve the health of your skin.
