Carrots need to be cleaned, washed and cut into small pieces in a small saucepan. Simmer the carrots in a small amount of water until tender for about 15 minutes.
Then, drain the water and puree the carrots.
Grate the orange zest.
We'll also need the juice of a whole orange.
Grind the butter with sugar.
Add the orange juice and zest.
Mix it up.
Add the sifted flour, baking powder, vanilla, starch.
Knead the dough well.
Add the carrot puree.
Mix everything carefully.
A rectangular baking dish is oiled. I have a size of 30 x 11 cm.
Pour the dough into the mold, level it.
We send it to the preheated oven to 200 degrees for about 50-60 minutes.
Check the readiness of the cake with a wooden skewer: it should come out of the cake dry.
Let the pastry cool slightly in the mold.