date: 2020-09-25T05:47:16.079Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6a2126fd98be10aa/751x532cq70/ultimate-carrot-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6a2126fd98be10aa/751x532cq70/ultimate-carrot-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6a2126fd98be10aa/751x532cq70/ultimate-carrot-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Russell Hall ratingvalue: 4.9 reviewcount: 11927 recipeingredient: - "155 ml sunflower oil plus extra for greasing" - "230 g selfraising flour" - "1 tsp baking powder" - "1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon" - "1/2 tsp mixed spice" - "1/2 tsp ground ginger" - "230 g light brown muscovado sugar" - " Finely grated zest of 1 satsuma or mandarin plus strips to decorate" - "100 g walnuts chopped" - "300 g carrots coarsely grated" - "3 medium freerange eggs beaten" - " for the icing" - "50 g butter softened" - "200 g fullfat cream cheese we recommend Philadelphia" - "100 g icing sugar plus extra to dust" - " Finely grated zest of 1 orange" - " For the orange peel glaze" - "2 oranges" - "200 ml water" - "200 g caster sugar" recipeinstructions: - "Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Grease an 18cm loose-bottomed round cake tin and line the base with baking paper. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a large bowl. Add the sugar, zest, pecans and grated carrots, then stir until well combined. Stir in the beaten eggs and oil, then mix well." - "Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake in the oven for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack, leave in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out and leave to cool completely before icing." - "For the icing, beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer until really soft. Add the cream cheese and beat again until well mixed. Sift over the icing sugar, add the orange zest, then beat until smooth. Store, covered, in the fridge until needed." - "For the orange peel, carefully pare the zest from the orange (a tool like this would be helpful). Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the orange zest and remove from the heat. Let the zest sit in the sugar syrup until it has completely cooled." - "Carefully cut the cake in half (watch our cheat’s how-to video here) then spread half the icing between the cake layers and the other half on top. Decorate with the orange zest strips." categories: - Recipe tags: - ultimate - carrot - cake katakunci: ultimate carrot cake nutrition: 227 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT29M" cooktime: "PT52M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, ultimate carrot cake. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Ultimate carrot cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ultimate carrot cake is something that I've loved my whole life. 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Get 3 medium free-range eggs, beaten 1. Take for the icing: 1. Take 50 g butter, softened 1. Prepare 200 g full-fat cream cheese, we recommend Philadelphia 1. Get 100 g icing sugar, plus extra to dust 1. Prepare Finely grated zest of 1 orange 1. Prepare For the orange peel glaze: 1. Take 2 oranges 1. Get 200 ml water 1. Get 200 g caster sugar Ultimate Carrot Cake: This is a moistened very flavorful carrot cake, with a creamy lemon frosting, this carrot cake recipe is perfect classic favorite for a crowd and you might not have any leftovers to bring. Walnut oil gives this cake's flavor special depth, and toasted walnut oil gives the very best result. Look no further for the ultimate carrot cake recipe. This delicious recipe has raisins, walnuts Easter is right around the corner, and It wouldn't be right if I didn't share a recipe for my Ultimate Carrot Cake! ##### Steps to make Ultimate carrot cake: 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Grease an 18cm loose-bottomed round cake tin and line the base with baking paper. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a large bowl. Add the sugar, zest, pecans and grated carrots, then stir until well combined. Stir in the beaten eggs and oil, then mix well. 1. Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake in the oven for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack, leave in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out and leave to cool completely before icing. 1. For the icing, beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer until really soft. Add the cream cheese and beat again until well mixed. Sift over the icing sugar, add the orange zest, then beat until smooth. Store, covered, in the fridge until needed. 1. For the orange peel, carefully pare the zest from the orange (a tool like this would be helpful). Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the orange zest and remove from the heat. Let the zest sit in the sugar syrup until it has completely cooled. 1. Carefully cut the cake in half (watch our cheat’s how-to video here) then spread half the icing between the cake layers and the other half on top. Decorate with the orange zest strips. Look no further for the ultimate carrot cake recipe. This delicious recipe has raisins, walnuts Easter is right around the corner, and It wouldn't be right if I didn't share a recipe for my Ultimate Carrot Cake! This Carrot Cake is hands down the best, most amazing, ultimate carrot cake. Yes, I know, I am biased. But here's the thing, I am a pretty by the book person and I give you all the classics. So that is going to wrap this up with this special food ultimate carrot cake recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. 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