Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

This recipe uses Midtown Mix Cake Base One, be sure to check out other recipes that use this base as well!

You provide:

Supplies & Equipment:

• 11” x 9” pan for sheet cake or two - 9” round cake pans for a layer cake

• Parchment paper (not wax!) cut into the shape of your baking dish. While not essential, this will make clean up and presentation much nicer

• Stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment or electric hand mixer

• Food Processor or hand grater for carrots

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp cloves

• 1 pound carrots, washed and trimmed, but only peel if you prefer

• 7oz (1 packed cup) light brown sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 3/4 cup oil

• optional : 1 cup toasted, chopped nuts (e.g., pecan, walnut, even almonds)

• optional: 1/2 cup raisins

  Frosting:

• 1 pound cream cheese

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

• 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Cut parchment paper to fit bottom of baking dish, add to pan and grease top of paper and sides of pan with butter or spray oil

Step 1:

Grate carrots:

• If using food processor for carrots, transfer them to a large bowl and fit food processor with metal blade to mix eggs and brown sugar, then stream oil into mixture.

• If using hand grater for carrots, use mixer or whisk and bowl to combine eggs and brown sugar until frothy and stream oil into mixture until creamy in color.

Step 2:

Stir spices into Midtown Mix Cake Mix One until combined and sprinkle spiced flour mix over grated carrots and nuts or raisins, if using. Stir to coat carrots in flour mixture, then fold in liquid mixture, making sure to scrape all the liquid into the batter

Step 3:

Pour batter into pan/s and bake for 35-40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean, rotating pans after 15 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 1 hour before removing from pan

Step 4:

Mix frosting with electric mixer by whipping room temperature ingredients including cream cheese, butter, vanilla and salt until soft. Reduce speed and add sugar in half cup increments until all combined. Frost cake once cool

Tips and Ideas:

Add additional spice mix to frosting to give an extra hit of flavor.