Honey Apple And Carrot Cake With Roasted Figs Food

HONEY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• For the carrot cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a standard-size loaf pan and line with parchment to overhang the edges by a few inches.
• Stir together the all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Combine the vegetable oil, applesauce and honey in a mixer bowl and beat on medium until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat until light, about 1 minute. Add the flour mixture and beat on low just until combined. Add the carrots, pecans and coconut and beat just to incorporate. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few crumbs, 55 to 65 minutes. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then unmold and cool completely.
• For the cream cheese glaze: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until smooth. Beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Stir in the milk, a tablespoon at a time, to make a thick, spreadable glaze. Spoon the glaze over the cake and spread to the edges.

HONEY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. In a large bowl, stir together the honey, buttermilk, eggs, oil and 2 teaspoons of vanilla until well blended. Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture, and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Stir in the carrot, pineapple, and walnuts by hand. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.
• To make the frosting, mix together the cream cheese, honey and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until smooth and well blended. Spread over the cooled cake.

CARROT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F and grease and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk together oil, sugars and eggs until well combined.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients, until thoroughly mixed.
• Stir in grated carrots and apples until just combined and pour into baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until tests done in the center with a butter knife.
• Cool for 5 minutes then take out of pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
• For frosting, mix cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in lemon juice and vanilla then gradually start adding the confectioners' sugar until blended.
• Beat with an electric mixer to get frosting smooth, then frost top and sides of cooled cake.
• Cut into squares and serve, garnish with walnut halves and grated lemon peel, if desired.