Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, carrot cake. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Carrot Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook carrot cake using 24 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Prepare Honeycomb:
- Prepare Granulated Sugar,
- Make ready Golden Syrup,
- Take Maple Syrup,
- Get Water,
- Take Baking Soda,
- Make ready Cake Batter:
- Prepare Walnut Coarsely Chopped,
- Take Fresh Carrot Juice,
- Make ready Unbleached All Purpose Flour,
- Take Baking Powder,
- Make ready Baking Soda,
- Take Caster Sugar,
- Take Dark Muscovado Sugar,
- Get Sea Salt,
- Make ready Ground Cinnamon,
- Prepare Nutmeg Freshly Grated,
- Make ready Carrots Freshly Shredded Preferably Organic,
- Prepare Pure Vanilla Paste,
- Prepare Fresh Orange Zest, 1/2 Orange
- Prepare Canola / Peanut Oil, 120ml + More For Greasing
- Prepare For Serving:
- Take Fresh Carrot Juice,
- Get Fresh Orange Juice,
Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
- Prepare the honeycomb.
Lined baking tray with aluminium foil.
Lightly grease the foil with oil.
In a sauce pot, add sugar, golden syrup, maple syrup and water.
- Turn the heat up to medium high.
Place in a candy thermometer.
Do not stir the mixture.
- Once the temperature reaches 148 degrees celsius or 300 fahrenheit, immediately remove from heat.
It is best to remove from heat just before it reaches that temperature as it will still continue cooking.
Immediately sieve in the baking soda.
- Stir lightly to combine well.
You will see that the mixture will start to foam up rapidly.
As soon as that happens, stop stirring and immediately transfer onto the baking tray.
Do not try to smoothen the surface as it will collapse.
- Set aside to cool down completely, preferably overnight.
You can crack into smaller piece and store them in an airtight container.
Prepare the cake batter.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add walnuts.
Saute and toast the walnuts for about 1 to 2 mins.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.
Do not over toast the walnuts or it will turn bitter.
- In a sauce pot over medium-low heat, add carrot juice.
Bring it up to a slow simmer.
Continue to simmer until it reduce to about 1/4 cup or 63ml.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.
- Lightly grease the cake pan with oil.
Lay parchment paper onto the bottom of the cake pan as well as the sides.
Preheat oven to 190 degree celsius or 375 fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
Mix to combine well.
Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, shredded carrots, vanilla and orange zest.
Mix to combine well. Mix, mix, mix.
- Lastly, add in carrot juice, oil and walnuts.
Stir to combine well.
Transfer the batter into the cake pan.
Using an offset spatula to create an even surface.
- Wack into the oven and bake for about 40 to 45 mins.
When you insert a skewer into the cake, the skewer should come out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Unmold and cover with cling film and chill in the fridge at least for 48 hrs.
- To serve.
In a sauce pot over medium-low heat, add carrot and orange juice.
Bring it up to a slow simmer.
Continue to simmer until it reduce to about 1/2.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.
Spoon the reduced juice mixture onto serving plate.
Place a slice of the carrot cake in the middle.
Decorate with crack honeycomb pieces.
Serve immediately.
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