Carrot Pine Nut Cake From Parma Food

PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• Place the pine nuts, 1/2 cup sugar, and fennel seeds in a food processor and pulse to mince the nuts. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and the carrots. Pulse to mince the carrots. Add the mascarpone cheese and pulse until the cheese is incorporated.
• In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream together the butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, until well blended.
• Add the carrot mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined. Add in the reserved dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated.
• Place the mixture in a lightly greased and floured 8 by 10 by-2-inch baking dish. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.
• Let the cake cool for 1 hour, then dust with powdered sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the oil, eggs and baby food; mix on low speed until well blended. Stir in pineapple and nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar until mixture reaches spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Garnish with nuts and blossoms if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

CARROT AND PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
• For the cake: Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light yellow. Add the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, the cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Toss the raisins and walnuts with 1 tablespoon flour. Fold in the carrots and pineapple. Add to the batter and mix well.
• Divide the batter equally between the 2 pans. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pans set over a wire rack.
• For the frosting: Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
• Place 1 layer, flat-side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with diced pineapple.

SHORTCUT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F, and spray baking pans with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake mix batter as directed on package, stirring in carrots, pineapple and 3/4 cup of the pecans until well blended.
• Pour into 2 (9-inch) square baking pans.
• Bake 25 to 30 minute or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool.
• MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer or wire whisk until well blended.
• Stir in whipped topping until well blended.
• PLACE 1 cake layer on serving plate.
• Spread with 1-1/2 cups of the cream cheese mixture.
• Carefully place second cake layer on top of first cake layer.
• Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream cheese mixture.
• Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

FLUFFY CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a doughnut pan.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Stir in milk, eggs, vanilla and shortening. Beat together until well blended.
• Fill each doughnut cup approximately 3/4 full. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until doughnuts spring back when touched. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan.
• To make glaze, blend confectioners' sugar, hot water and almond extract in a small bowl. Dip doughnuts in the glaze when serving.

CARROT PINEAPPLE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in carrots, coconut, walnuts and pineapple.
• Pour into 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Don't panic, the center will sink a little. Allow to cool.
• To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until creamy.

CARROT-PINE NUT CAKE FROM PARMA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• Place the pine nuts, 1/2 cup sugar, and fennel seeds in a food processor and pulse to mince the nuts. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and the carrots (easily shredded with the food processor attachment). Pulse to mince the carrots. Add the mascarpone cheese and pulse until the cheese is incorporated. If you can't find mascarpone, cream cheese is a good substitute.
• In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream together the butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between adding each additional egg.
• Add the carrot mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined. Add in 1/3 of the reserved dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated. Add the rest in thirds the same way.
• Place the mixture in a lightly greased and floured 8 by 10 by-2-inch baking dish. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Giada filled a cupcake-paper-lined muffin tin 3/4 full each, and baked for 18-20 minutes for individual portions.
• Let the bread/cake cool for 1 hour, then dust with powdered sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix dry ingredients; add carrots, oil, vanilla and pineapple.
• Add beaten eggs, and orange rind (or coconut).
• Bake in oiled and floured tube pan for 1 hour, or until set.
• Cool, then frost.
• Cake improves with refrigeration.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 rectangular pan. set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a bowl, combine the oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating and mixing. Stir in vanilla. Stir in lemon juice. Add the carrots. mix well. Add the fry ingredients and the crushed pineapple with juice. Mix well. Pour into your prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes or until done. Set aside to cool before frosting.
• Cream cheese filing:.
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until soft. Add sugar and mix well. Add vanilla and lemon juice and mix well. Continue to mix well until soft and fluffy. Put in refrigerator to chill while cake is cooling. When cake is cooled, frost and enjoy with cold glass of milk.

BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in carrots, pineapple and 3/4 cup nuts.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch square pans sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP.
• Stack cakes on plate, filling and frosting with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

NUT-FREE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat oil and sugar, then add eggs.
• Add and mix the rest of the cake ingredients in the order given Beat for 1 minute.
• Pour into 3 9-inch cake pans.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
• Icing: Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth, then add sugar a little at a time.
• Beat until smooth.

PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375 F
• in a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. set aside
• place the pine nuts, 1/2 cup sugar and fennel seeds in a food processor and pulse to mince the nuts. add lemon zest, lemon juice and the shredded carrots. pulse to mince the carrots. add the mascarpone cheese and pulse until cheese is incorporated
• in a large bowl, using a stand mixer, cream together the butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. add the eggs one at a time, until well combined.
• add the carrot mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined. add the reserved DRY ingredients in 3 intervals and stir until just incorporated.
• place the mixture in a slightly greased and floured 8 x 10 by 2 dish
• NOTE...i used a 9" springform pan. 2 loaf pans might work well for serving as a sliced tea cake. on the show Giada used some star shaped baking paper molds.
• bake for 55 - 60 minutes...golden brown on top and toothpick comes out with a slight crumb.
• let the cake cool for 1 hour, then lightly dust with powdered sugar.
• i let the remaining cake sit out over night, then refrigerated it. this cake keeps well for at least a few days. bring to room temp before serving. (great treat for breakfast).

EASY PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13 glass oven-proof pan with the teaspoon of Crisco Oil then coat with sugar.
• Grind fennel seeds in a coffee grinder. Peel and process carrots in a food processor and remove to a mixing bowl. Process pine nuts, add mascarpone cheese and process. Add nuts and cheese mixture to processed carrots in mixing bowl. Beat eggs, 1/3 cup of oil and water and add to carrots in mixing bowl, along with the cinnamon and ground fennel. Combine all ingredients in the mixing bowl thoroughly. Add cake mix to the wet ingredients and stir until cake mix is completely moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350F for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.