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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Breville Test Kitchen

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This beautiful cake always graces our Test Kitchen Easter table. It’s sweetly spiced with a moist and delicate crumb that melts in the mouth. All wrapped up in a silky blanket of featherlight cream cheese frosting, we’ve added some cute fondant carrots to mark the occasion.
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2 hrs total time

40 mins active time

Medium

Serves 8

Ingredients


Measurements:

For the cake

  • Cooking spray icon
    Cooking spray
  • light brown sugar icon
    1 cup (7 oz) light brown sugar
  • white sugar icon
    ¾ cup (5¼ oz) white sugar
  • grapeseed oil icon
    1¼ cups (10 fl oz) grapeseed oil
  • large egg icon
    4 large eggs
  • medium carrot icon
    4 medium carrots

    peeled and shredded

  • raisins icon
    1 cup (5 oz) raisins
  • coarsely chopped walnuts icon
    1½ cups (6 oz) coarsely chopped walnuts
  • all-purpose flour icon
    2 cups (10½ oz) all-purpose flour
  • baking powder icon
    2 tsp baking powder
  • baking soda icon
    ½ tsp baking soda
  • salt icon
    ¼ tsp salt
  • ground cinnamon icon
    2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ground nutmeg icon
    ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ground ginger icon
    ½ tsp ground ginger

For the frosting

  • 1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter icon
    1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter

    chopped, at room temperature

  • cream cheese icon
    8 oz cream cheese

    chopped, at room temperature

  • powdered sugar icon
    3¼ cups (1 lb) powdered sugar

    sifted

  • fine salt icon
    ¼ tsp fine salt
  • vanilla extract icon
    1 tsp vanilla extract

For the fondant carrots

  • white fondant icon
    2 oz white fondant
  • Orange food coloring  icon
    Orange food coloring
  • Green food coloring  icon
    Green food coloring

Instructions

  • 1Grease and line the base of 2 x 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
  • 2Insert the wire rack into position 6. Set the oven to Bake, Convection, 330°F, for 45 minutes, confirm Rotate Remind and press Start to preheat. Meanwhile, continue to the next step.
  • 3Place the sugars, oil and eggs in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Fold in the carrots, raisins and walnuts.
  • 4Place the remaining cake ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. With the paddle attachment, mix on low speed to combine. Add the carrot mixture and mix on medium speed until combined, do not overmix.
  • 5Divide the batter evenly between the cake pans and level the tops.
  • 6Once preheated, place the pans in the oven and cook for 45 minutes. When the Rotate Remind signals, swap the pans and continue cooking.
  • 7Cakes are ready when a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. If not, bake for a few more minutes.
  • 8Stand the cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 9Place the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer. With the paddle attachment, beat for 1 minute or until pale and creamy. Add the powdered sugar, salt and vanilla and continue beating for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
  • 10Tint two-thirds of the fondant with orange food coloring and knead until evenly colored. Tint the remaining fondant with the green food coloring and knead until evenly colored.
  • 11Divide the orange fondant into 8 even pieces and roll each piece into a 2-inch log, tapering at one end. Use a knife to create small indents to resemble a carrot. Divide the green fondant into 8 even pieces and shape into small rolls, cut into strips, joint together at one end, to create the carrot tops and attach to the carrots.
  • 12Use a serrated knife to level the top of the cakes. Place one cake, top-side up on a cake board or serving plate. Spread with a large spoonful of the frosting and sandwich with the remaining cake, top-side down, to create a flat top. Spoon about 1 cup of the frosting into a piping bag, fitted with a small star piping tip. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and side of the cake. Pipe a decorative edge. Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes to allow the frosting to set.
    Tip: A turntable and cake scraper makes it easier to spread the frosting over the cake.
  • 13Decorate the top of the cake with the carrots and serve.
Sweets/Dessert
african
Easter

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