Gluten Free Carrot Cake With Orange Frosting Food

GLUTEN FREE CARROT CAKE (DAIRY FREE SPONGE)

Steps:

• To toast the pecans, spread on a baking tray and place in the oven at 180 C/350 F/Gas 4 for about 10 minutes, turning a couple of times during toasting.
• Allow to cool completely and rough-chop to desired size. Set aside.
• While the pecans are toasting : Coarse-grate the pre-peeled and trimmed carrots. Set aside.
• Zest the orange and set aside with the carrots.
• Weigh and mix together the flour, almonds, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and spices. TIP : Weigh into an airtight container and shake vigorously to mix. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 170 C/325 F/Gas 3.
• Base-line two 8 inch (20 cm), non-stick, round baking tins with baking paper.
• Weigh the sugar, eggs, oil, carrot puree and vanilla extract into a large mixing bowl.
• Beat thoroughly for at least 3 to 4 minutes using an electric whisk until well blended, smooth, silky and beginning to pale.
• Add the carrots and zest to the bowl and gently fold through.
• Add the chopped pecans and dry flour-spice mix and gently fold through until just combined and even.
• Divide the mixture between the two cake tins evenly and smooth the tops.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean and the tops are firm.
• Remove the cakes from the tins and transfer to a wire rack to cool, placing a clean tea towel over the top.
• Once completely cool, layer and decorate with cream cheese frosting (see separate recipe sheet).
• You may also wish to decorate with some caramelised chopped pecans and caramelised carrot. See NOTES below

GLUTEN-FREE CARROT CAKE WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• CARROT CAKE: Preheat the oven to moderately slow (160c).
• Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin, line the base and sides with baking paper.
• Sift flours, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and spice into a large bowl.
• Stir in the sugar, carrot and walnuts.
• Stir in the combined oil, cream and eggs until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into prepared cake tin and bake in a moderately slow oven for about one hour.
• Stand the cake for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire cake rack to cool.
• Top cake with Orange Frosting.
• ORANGE FROSTING: Beat the cheese and the rind in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar until smooth.

CARROT-SHAPED CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray 1 (9 x 5-inch) loaf pan with cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Place paper baking cup in each of 9 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make cake mix as directed on box using water, oil and eggs. Pour 2 1/2 cups of batter in loaf pan; pour remaining batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake loaf 40 minutes; bake cupcakes 20 minutes. Cool loaf in pan 5 minutes; remove cake from loaf pan and cupcakes to cooling racks. Cool cupcakes and loaf completely, about 1 hour.
• Using long serrated knife, trim triangle-shaped piece from corners of one end of loaf; reserve pieces. With knife, round corners of other short end of loaf.
• For the frosting: in large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until frosting is smooth and spreadable. In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup frosting with green color until desired color. In large bowl, mix remaining frosting and orange color until desired color.
• Bring reserved cut edges together at the bottom of cake to form carrot tip. Hold together with some of the orange frosting. Use remaining orange frosting to frost carrot. Use green frosting to make the carrot top. Use remaining orange and green frosting to create carrots and carrot tops on cupcakes. Serve cupcakes with cake.

CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F )Grease a deep 23cm square cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper.
• Combine the eggs, oil and brown sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the sifted flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Beat with electric beaters until the mixture is smooth.
• Add the nuts and carrots and mix through well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes. A skewer should come out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.
• Allow the cake to rest in the tin for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
• To make the frosting. Beat the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and orange juice until the mixture is smooth and spreadable.
• Spread the icing over the cake.
• Decorate the cake with some extra chopped pecans or some orange or lemon zest if desired.

GLUTEN FREE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until pale yellow.
• Beat in sunflower oil and vanilla.
• Add shredded carrots, pineapple, coconut, raisins and walnuts; mix until thoroughly combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk corn flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and xanthan gum together until well incorporated.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together well.
• Pour into a large bundt pan or a 9x11 baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely and ice with your favorite cream cheese icing. (I use a plain vanilla glaze myself).