Carrot Cake For Lollipop Garden Cake Recipes

LOLLIPOP GARDEN CAKE

Steps:

• Tint 2 cups frosting light green, and tint the remainder dark green; chill at least 3 hours. Place bottom layer on cake round; use small offset spatula to spread 1 1/2 cups dark-green frosting over top. Add second layer; spread 1 1/2 cups dark-green frosting in a thin layer over entire cake. Refrigerate 40 minutes until frosting is firm.
• Place cake on rotating cake stand; spread another layer of dark-green frosting over cake. Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a #113 tip, with light-green frosting. Place tip at base of cake; pipe elongated varying sizes of leaves up sides of cake. Chill at least one hour before serving.
• Just before serving, insert lollipop sticks in cake.

THE BEST MOIST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare two 9-inch round cake pans with vegetable pan spray and parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy (about 1 to 2 minutes). Add vegetable oil in a thin stream, beating well.
• Add flour mixture to eggs, mixing until combined.
• Stir in carrots and raisins. Divide evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake cakes 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then carefully move onto cooling grid and cool completely before decorating.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add confectioners' sugar and milk to butter and cream cheese. Beat on high until smooth (about 1 minute).
• If frosting seems too thin, add 1 tablespoon of confectioners' sugar at a time. If too thick, add 1 teaspoon more of milk at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency.

CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of one 13x9-inch pan or two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until blended. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the salt; beat on low speed 1 minute. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake 13x9-inch pan 40 to 45 minutes, round pans 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangle in pan on cooling rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Frost 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost round layers with frosting. Sprinkle nutmeg on frosted cake, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in carrots, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; gently stir into carrot mixture. Stir in chopped nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners sugar. Blend until creamy. Frost cake while still in the pan.

CARROT CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mix, pour into the prepared pan and bake as directed. Let cool.
• Crumble the cake into a large bowl. Add the frosting and mix with your hands until well combined. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• With damp hands, form the crumbled cake mixture into 12 to 15 compact carrot-shaped logs, about 8 inches long. Put on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Carefully insert a skewer into each carrot, reshaping as needed. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Melt the orange and red candy melts together in a large bowl in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth.
• Transfer the melted candy to a shallow baking dish. Working quickly, dip the cake pops in the candy melts, turning to coat, then return to the baking sheet to set.
• Once set, use a skewer or toothpick to etch horizontal lines in the coating.
• Brush the carrots with cocoa powder, making sure it gets into the etched lines.
• Remove the skewers from the carrots. Use extra melted candy to attach a piece of green licorice to each; let set.

APPLE, CARROT, OR ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 X 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, blend the sugar with the eggs. Add the oil, and mix well. Mix in flour, spices, salt, and baking soda. Stir in the nuts and the apples, carrots, or zucchini. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.

MOLLY'S HIGH COUNTRY GARDEN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Stir in grated carrots and pecans or raisins if using. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and let cool. Turn the cake over onto a platter and let cool completely before frosting.
• For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter together with a mixer. Add vanilla and powdered sugar, and beat until combined. If necessary, add a tablespoon or two of milk or cream until the frosting is the consistency you like for spreading.

CARROT CAKE FOR LOLLIPOP GARDEN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 2 eight-by-two-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment; butter, and dust with flour. Grate carrots in food processor; measure 2 cups, and transfer to medium bowl. Add raisins, walnuts, applesauce, and lemon juice and zest to carrots.
• Wipe food processor bowl; fit with blade. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice; pulse to mix. With motor running, pour in oil and eggs; process until smooth, scraping sides. Add carrot mixture; pulse. Pour into pans; bake about 40 minutes, until tester inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on rack for 20 minutes. Remove; cool completely, right side up.

CARROT BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously spray a 15-cup Bundt pan with baking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat eggs, oil, buttermilk, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture, beating on low speed until blended, about 1 minute. Fold in carrots, pecans, and crystallized ginger until evenly combined. Pour batter into prepared pan; shake pan lightly to even out batter and release any air bubbles.
• Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes, rotating pan on rack halfway through baking time. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Prepare the Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low speed until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Spoon frosting into a ziplock freezer bag or piping bag. Cut a 1-inch hole in 1 corner of bag, and pipe frosting in large loops around top and sides of cake. If desired, top with carrot chips. Garnish with additional chopped toasted pecans and crystallized ginger.

CARROT CAKE POPS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil a 20 x 5cm deep square tin and line with baking parchment. Mix all the ingredients for the cake together in a large bowl until well-combined. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 25-30 mins until golden, slightly risen and a skewer comes out cleanly when inserted in the middle. Set aside to cool completely in the tin.
• Meanwhile, beat the ingredients for the icing together with an electric whisk for 5 mins until pale and fluffy.
• Crumble the cooled cake into the bowl with the icing and beat with an electric whisk until the mixture comes together. Shape into 12 even-sized balls and place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Chill the balls in the fridge for 30 mins to help them firm up.
• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Stir until smooth and glossy, then remove from the heat. Push a lollipop stick into each cake ball and dip in the chocolate, using a spoon to help you coat the ball if needed. Carefully lay on the lined tray and stick a red sugar-coated chocolate on the front of each cake pop for a nose. Stick two pretzel halves into the top for antlers, then leave until the chocolate is fully set. Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for five days.