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Homemade Orange Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
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Servings:
12 pieces
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Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keywords:
Vegetarian
easy recipe
budget friendly
🧂 Ingredients
3
eggs
1 cup
sunflower oil
3 cups
grated carrots
1 cup
finely chopped orange – make sure the white skin is removed (optional)
finely grated zest of one orange
1 cup
brown sugar
1 cup
all-purpose flour
1 cup
whole meal flour
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
ground ginger
1 tsp
ground cardamon
1 cup
chopped walnuts plus pumpkin and sunflower seed
1 tsp
baking soda dissolved in 3tbsp orange juice
25 grams
soft butter
125 grams
cream cheese – I use Philadelphia cream cheese
1 cup
powdered sugar
juice
from half an orange
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Instructions
1
Beat the eggs together with the oil
2
Add the carrots, orange zest, orange pieces, and nuts and mix gently
3
Add the flour, sugar, spices, and orange juice with the baking soda
4
Mix with a spoon until well combined
5
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius/356 Fahrenheit (I use fan-forced)
6
Grease the baking tin and fill in the cake batter
7
Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
8
Beat the butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer until well combined
9
Add the powdered sugar and orange juice beat until smooth Note: add the juice
gradually until you reach the desired consistency, not too thick and not too
thin
10
Wait for the carrot cake to cool down
11
Once the cake is cool enough, spread the frosting on top
12
Garnish with grated orange zest and walnut pieces (optional)
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