Dianes Carrot Cake Food

EASY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and line the base and sides of two 20cm cake tins with baking parchment. Whisk the oil, yogurt, eggs, vanilla and zest in a jug. Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg with a good pinch of salt in a bowl. Squeeze any lumps of sugar through your fingers, shaking the bowl a few times to bring the lumps to the surface.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry, along with the carrots, raisins and half the nuts, if using. Mix well to combine, then divide between the tins.
• Bake for 25-30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. If any wet mixture clings to the skewer, return to the oven for 5 mins, then check again. Leave to cool in the tins.
• To make the icing, beat the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add half the soft cheese and beat again, then add the rest (adding it bit by bit prevents the icing from splitting). Remove the cakes from the tins and sandwich together with half the icing. Top with the remaining icing and scatter with the remaining walnuts. Will keep in the fridge for up to five days. Best eaten at room temperature.

CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• For the cake:
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture and blend well. Fold in carrots and chopped nuts until well blended. Distribute batter evenly into 3 (9-inch) cake layer pans, which have been generously greased. There will be approximately 1 pound 5 ounces of batter per pan. Place in preheated oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool layers in pans, for approximately 1 hour. Store layers in pans, inverted, in closed cupboard to prevent drying. Layers must be a minimum of 1 day old.
• To remove layers from baking pan, turn upside down, tap edge of pan on a hard surface. Center a 9-inch cake circle on top of revolving cake stand. Remove paper from bottom of layer cake.
• For the frosting:
• In a suitable bowl of large mixer, place powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, and margarine. Beat at second speed until thoroughly blended. Hold refrigerated and use as needed.
• For the assembly:
• Place first layer, bottom side down, at center of cake stand. With a spatula, evenly spread approximately 3 1/2 ounces of frosting on the layer. Center second layer on top of first layer with topside down. Again with a spatula, evenly spread approximately 3 1/2 ounces of frosting on the layer. Center third layer on top of second layer with topside down. Using both hands, press firmly but gently, all layers together to get one firm cake. With spatula, spread remainder of frosting to cover top and sides of cake. Refrigerated until needed. Display on counter or cake stand with a plastic cover.

CHEF JOHN'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place flour in a bowl. Add salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Sprinkle in ground ginger and cinnamon. Whisk thoroughly until combined. Set aside.
• Add sugar to a separate bowl. Whisk in eggs until mixture is smooth and pale yellow, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat butter and coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat until just melted but not too hot. Whisk into the bowl with the eggs and sugar until well combined. Add carrots, crushed pineapple, pecans, and walnuts. Stir well.
• Stir flour mixture into the carrot mixture until no dry spots remain. Pour batter into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Tap the pan against your counter to let any big air bubbles rise to the surface.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting, at least 40 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar to form a smooth frosting. Spread evenly over the cooled cake. Chill completely before slicing.

DIANE'S CARROT CAKE AND CREAM CHEESE/ RUM ICING

Steps:

• To make the cake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a sifter place together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add 2 unbeaten eggs to the creamed butter and sugar and mix.
• Add the orange peel and carrots to the cream mix.
• Now sift the ingredients in the sifter into the cream mix and fold it inches.
• Mix in nuts and raisins if desired.
• If you need to add some liquid to the mixture, use some water or milk, about 1/4 cup.
• Grease a 9" loaf pan and place waxed paper on the bottom and bake for 40 minutes uncovered and another 30 minutes with foil on top.
• Test doneness with toothpick to see if it comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake. It may need more time.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing by blending all the icing ingredients in a bowl.
• Ice the cake after it cools on a wire rack.

DIANE'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Add the sugar and mix in.
• Then add the oil and beaten eggs and mix.
• Add and mix in the carrots and pineapple.
• Pour into 9x13 glass pan.
• Bake 30 mins at 325F.
• Bake further and check at 5 min intervals until done.
• Insert knife in centre to check for doneness.
• (Diane cooked hers 40 mins)- variations in ovens and other baking pans will determine your own time.
• For icing beat marg, cream chz, icing sugar,vanilla and salt together until creamy.

DIANE'S APPLE/CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. put both sticks of butter in lg bowl...whip well using hand mixer...add both sugars mix well sit aside
• 2. mix cream eggs[add 1 at a time mix well]stir and vanilla in small bowl sit aside
• 3. mix all[except for 1/4 c flour] dry ingredients set aside
• 4. add that 1/4 c flour to carrots toss well sit aside
• 5. add cream/egg mix to butter....add flour mix to this
• 6. add apples,mix well add carrots mix well add rasins and walnuts fold in let sit sit bout 20 min before puttin into pans
• 7. preheat oven to 350 spray 3 round cake pan with non stick spray
• 8. after batter has sat 20 min stir well[makin sure no apples or carrots are sittin at bottom of bowl] then divid into the 3 pans
• 9. bake for 75 min[start checkin at bout 65 min with toothpick] when done remove from oven cool in pans for 10 min then remove from pans and cool on
• 10. FROSTING......1 24 OZ TUB LIGHT COOL WHIP,2 8 OZ PKG LIGHT CREAM CHEESE,1 t VANILLA mix all toghether in med bowl
• 11. once cake cool frost each layerarrange on servin plate as u please and enjoy!!!!!!!!!

SAM'S FAMOUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x12-inch pan.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Mix sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla together in a large bowl; gradually add flour mixture until just combined.
• Combine shredded carrots, pineapple, coconut, walnuts, and raisins in a separate bowl; stir into cake batter using a large wooden spoon until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cake to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.