another carrot cake
Servings: 12
ingredients:
for the cake:
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150 ml olive oil
- zest of an organic orange
- 200 g all-purpose flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 2 tsp mixed spice (ready-to-use; see recipe notes)
- a pinch of salt
- 200 g shredded carrots
for the icing aka filling:
- 200 g icing sugar
- 75 g butter
- 125 g cream cheese
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
for the topping:
- 2-3 tbsp almond flakes (home roasted)
equipment:
- handheld electric mixer
- grater (4 side version)
- loaf tin (25 cm)
- baking parchment
- long sharp knife
how to:
for the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 160° C w/ fan.
- Grate the organic orange.
- Trim & peel the carrots & grate them coarsely.
- W/ the handheld electric mixer whip the sugar, the eggs, the olive oil & the orange zest.
- Mix the flour, the baking powder, the spice & the salt.
- Add the whipped mess & combine w/ a spoon.
- Add the shredded carrots.
- Line a loaf tin w/ baking parchment.
- Pour in the cake mess & let it bake for about 45-50 min. Make the famous test w/ the wooden pin ...
- Let the cake cool down for about 10 min after the baking session. Afterwards lift the cake out of the loaf tin & let it rest ... finally remove the baking parchment.
for the icing aka filling:
- Mix all the ingredients w/ your handheld electric mixer: start w/ butter & cream cheese, afterwards add the rest.
- Store it in the fridge before applying to the cake.
- The cake (cooled down) will be cut into 3 layers. Use a sharp long knife.
- Add each time about ⅓ of the filling between the layers & on top.
- Sprinkle the top w/ home-roasted almond flakes.
Notes
Servings: The cake is very soft ... Try to get 12 slices. When trying to get more slices you run the risk of a crumbling mess.
Prep time: The cake will need at least 1 h for cooling down to room temperature. If you work continuously it will take about 30 min for the cake preparation, about 45-50 min in the oven, 1 h for cooling down & about 10 min for the finishing. The icing/filling may be prepared when the cake is cooling down.
Mixed spice: It's a ready-to-use mix consisting of cassia, coriander, nutmeg, caraway, ginger & cloves - all ground.
Carrots: Use coarsely shredded carrots to avoid any humid clotting.
Almond flakes: I put the almond flakes in a pan & heat the pan ... Watch it! As soon as the almond flakes get brown stop the heat. You may put the roasted almond flakes in a jar & store it for some weeks/months.