Carrot Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
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Here is our simple version of carrot cake which you can enjoy with tea. It is baked with grated carrot, raisin soaked in orange liquor, toasted walnuts and coconut oil. Indeed the added of coconut oil enhance the texture and taste of the cake without overpowered it.
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Ingredients
120g cake flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2 egg (60g each)
70g caster sugar
150g carrot, thinly grated
50g raisin
50g toasted walnut, chopped
80ml Naturel organic coconut oil
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100g cream cheese, soften
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice
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Method
1. Fix KA with wire whip, beat egg and sugar on medium speed till pale and creamy
2. Change to flat beater, add in grated carrot (squeeze dry any juice), raisin, walnut and mix well
3. On Low speed stir in flour mixture (cake flour, baking powder & soda, cinnamon) and coconut oil in two batches till combined
4. Next using a spatula gentle stir till no trace of flour
5. Pour batter into a 6x6 greased and floured square pan
6. Bake in preheated 170 degree oven for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted and comes out clean
7. Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting
8. Mixed cream cheese with icing sugar, lemon zest and juice till smooth
9. Spread cream cheese on cake and top with extra walnut
10. Chill for 10 minutes to firm the frosting for easy cutting. Enjoy
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This Lemon Frosting Isn't Like Others
This lemon frosting gets its bright, fruity flavor from real lemon curd! It’s got a silky smooth texture and pipes beautifully, making it the perfect choice for topping both cakes and cupcakes. Recipe includes a how-to video!
Recipe:
Ingredients
For Lemon Curd
2 large egg yolks
⅓ cup lemon juice, fresh-squeezed preferred (80ml)
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon table salt
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces (56g)
For Frosting
1 cup unsalted butter, softened (226g)
3 cups powdered sugar (375g)
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:32 In a small saucepan, whisk together egg yolks, lemon juice, sugar, and salt.
01:30 Add butter and cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until mixture is thickened (the whisk should leave trails through the curd and it should be able to coat the back of a spoon, see video or photos in post for visual if desired).
02:23 Remove from heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl. Allow to cool completely before proceeding (you can transfer to the refrigerator to cool faster).
02:57 Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, beat 1 cup softened butter until light and fluffy (high speed about 30-60 seconds). Gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.
03:33 Drizzle in cooled lemon curd and stir until completely combined. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure ingredients are well-combined. Note: if frosting is too thin you can add additional powdered sugar, up to 1 cup/125g.
04:03 Spread or pipe over cake or cupcakes.
Notes
Storing/Making in Advance
The lemon curd can be made up to a day in advance, simply store in the refrigerator in an airtight container until ready to use (you do not need to return to room temperature before using).
The assembled frosting may be prepared and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days before using, you will need to let the frosting return to near room temperature and stir until smooth before using.
Once used to decorate a cake/cupcake, the frosting may sit at room temperature for several hours but for best results I recommend refrigerating.
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Carrot Cake with Ginger Mascarpone Frosting
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Easy
Total: 3 hr (includes cooling time)
Active: 40 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 pound carrots, grated (see Cook's Note)
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
Ginger Mascarpone Frosting, recipe follows
Crystallized ginger (not in syrup), chopped, for garnish
Ginger Mascarpone Frosting:
12 ounces Italian mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup minced crystallized ginger (not in syrup)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper, and grease and flour the pans.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar, oil, and eggs on medium-high speed for 2 minutes, until light yellow and thickened. Stir in the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together the 2 cups of flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones.
In a medium bowl, toss the carrots, raisins, walnuts, and the 1 tablespoon of flour. Stir into the batter with a rubber spatula. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake for 10 minutes, lower the heat to 350 degrees F, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes, turn out onto a baking rack, and cool completely.
Place one cake on a flat serving plate, rounded-side down. Spread half the frosting on the top (not the sides). Place the second cake on top of the first cake, rounded-side up. Frost just the top of the second cake. Sprinkle with the ginger and serve at room temperature.
Ginger Mascarpone Frosting:
Yield: frosts one 9-inch cake
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the mascarpone, cream cheese, confectioners¿ sugar, cream, and vanilla together for about 1 minute, until light and fluffy. Add the crystallized ginger and salt and beat for 30 seconds more.
Cook’s Note
Grate the carrots by hand on a box grater; if you grate them in a food processor, the carrots will be too wet and the cake might fall. For this episode, Ina added 1/4 cup chopped crystalized ginger to the batter.
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I never thought this strange CARROT CAKE ingredient would be the best thing ever
CARROT CAKE RECIPE:
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If you’re looking for an incredibly moist carrot cake that is EXPLODING with flavour, then this recipe IS IT! Soft, spiced cake layers topped with a tart cream cheese frosting, you won’t be able to get enough of this cake!
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
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INGREDIENTS (I recommend using gram measurements):
Carrot Cake
- 2 cups (225 g) finely grated carrots - about 3 medium sized carrots
- 1 cup (190 g) crushed canned pineapple - with the liquid removed
- 2¼ cups (290 g) flour - regular all purpose (see note 1 on blog if you want to use cake flour)
- ¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch - also known as cornflour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ tsp cinnamon - ground
- 1¾ tsp ginger - ground/powdered
- ¼ tsp cloves - ground
- ½ tsp nutmeg - ground
- 1½ cups (300 g) soft brown sugar - firmly packed (see note 2 on blog)
- 3 large eggs - room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola
- 3 tsp vanilla essence/extract
- ½ cup (110 g) yoghurt - unsweetened, regular not Greek (low fat Greek yoghurt is okay). Room temperature.
- 1 cup (100 g) pecans or walnuts - coarsely chopped. I like to use both so I use 1/2 a cup of each.
Bake at 160 °C (320°F) with the fan on for 35 minutes. If your oven doesn't have a fan option, then you will need to increase the baking temperature to 175°C (347°F).
Cream Cheese Buttercream
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter - room temp
- 4½ cups (570 g) icing/confectioners sugar - use more for a thicker frosting (see note 1 on blog)
- 1½ cups (335 g) cream cheese - cold, firm type (see note 2 on blog)
- 1½ tsp vanilla essence/extract
- 1½ tbsp lemon juice - must be fresh
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You like carrots or not you will like this carrot cake. It's soft and moist, you don't really taste carrot in it. The orange flavour goes very well with it, This is my own recipe and this is how I like my carrot cake. but if you want to use vanilla, cinnamon, or almond you certainly can. Although I strongly recommend that you try the way it is.
If you like this carrot cake you might also like this lemon cake
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