Carrot Cake With Butter Sauce Recipes

TO DIE FOR CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine #1 ingredients. Add #2 ingredients. Stir in #3 ingredients.
• Pour into a lightly greased 9 x 13 , two 9-inch pans or three 8-inch pans. (The cake is very moist so cutting parchment for the bottom of your pans will ensure they don't stick. I prefer to use the non-stick baking spray that has the flour in it for easy cake removal.)
• Bake for 35-40 minutes for the 9x13 and 9-inch pans and 25-30 minutes for the 8-inch pans. You're looking for an inserted toothpick to come out clean.
• Let cakes cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then remove to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

EASY ONE-BOWL CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Add the oil and eggs, one at a time. Beat with an electric mixer until completely combined. Add carrots and vanilla extract; mix well. If using, fold in nuts, raisins, coconut, or drained pineapple.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Set on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Once the cake is completely cool, prepare the frosting. Cream together butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and mix until completely blended. Add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, until the frosting reaches the desired consistency. I use about 2 tablespoons of milk total, but you may need slightly less or slightly more.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cool cake. Garnish with chopped nuts, if desired.

BEST-EVER BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottoms of three 6-inch cake pans with parchment paper, then spray with nonstick spray. (This cake can also be made larger in 8-inch pans, the layers will just be thinner.)
• In a large bowl, add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk well to combine.
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat together eggs, sugars, oil, applesauce, and vanilla until well combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in carrots, coconut, and pecans until evenly combined.
• Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour the warm buttermilk glaze over the hot cakes and let them cool in pans for 15-20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• Add all ingredients except rum to a small saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring them to a boil, stirring often, 4-5 minutes until combined. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Set aside to cool briefly before pouring over cakes.
• Add butter to a medium mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip 3-4 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add cream cheese and whip and additional 3-4 minutes.
• Use a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl, then sift powdered sugar and salt into the mixture. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, then increase speed to medium-high and whip for 2-3 minutes until well incorporated.
• Scrape bowl again, then add rum and heavy cream. Whip 3-4 minutes until fluffy and smooth.
• Level the tops of each cake layer with a long, sharp knife. Place one of the layers on a cake plate or stand, then spread ⅓ cup cream cheese frosting in an even layer. Repeat with second layer.
• Place the third layer on top and use the remaining frosting to coat the top and sides of the cake, saving some to pipe a border on top if desired. Garnish the sides and top with chopped, toasted pecans and carrot tops and curls.

INCREDIBLY MOIST AND EASY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottom with parchment paper and then grease the top. Or grease and flour the bottom and sides of both pans.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176C).
• Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until very well blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking after each one.
• Switch to a large rubber spatula. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the dry ingredients in three parts, gently stirring until they disappear and the batter is smooth.
• Stir in the carrots, nuts, and raisins.
• Divide the cake batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake until the tops of the cake layers are springy when touched and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Cool cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully turn the cake layers out onto cooling racks. Remove the parchment paper and cool completely. If you find that a cake layer is sticking to the bottom of the pan, leave the cake pan upside down and allow gravity to do its thing.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a handheld mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
• Beat in the powdered sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, until fluffy.
• Pour in the whipping cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the frosting is whipped and creamy. This frosting resembles the texture of whipped cream. Chill covered until ready to frost the cake.
• When the cake layers are completely cool, frost the top of one cake layer, and place the second cake layer on top.
• Add the remaining frosting to the top of the carrot cake and use a butter knife or small spatula to swirl the frosting around. Leave the sides of the cake unfrosted. Finish with a handful of nuts on top.

BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; beat until smooth. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, orange zest and salt; add to buttermilk mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots, coconut, nuts and pineapple. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Place pans on wire racks., In a saucepan, combine the first five glaze ingredients. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add vanilla. Spread over warm cakes. Cool completely before removing from pans., In a bowl, combine the first five frosting ingredients; beat until fluffy. Beat in sugar. Place one cake glaze side up on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Frost top and sides of cake.

CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and 1/2 cup margarine. Add eggs and mix in. Add shredded carrots, raisins and orange juice.
• Stir in flour mixture, and beat until well combined. Pour into ungreased 8x8 inch pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Butter sauce: In a saucepan over low heat, combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, sugar, cornstarch, water and vanilla. Cook and stir. When mixture comes to a boil, continue to boil for 1 minute. Serve warm over carrot cake squares (can be reheated in microwave).

HOMEMADE CARROT CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• In the bowl of a mixer, beat eggs until frothy and slowly mix in the oil. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture until fully combined. Fold in shredded carrots and nuts.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then place a plate over the pan, invert to remove the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
• While the cake is baking start the frosting. Place the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat and allow it to come to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to cook the butter until turns an amber coloring, taking care to watch the butter closely as it can burn easily.
• Pour the butter into a bowl and place it in the refrigerator until it firms up but remains soft enough that your finger will leave an indentation when pressed.
• When butter is ready, place the butter in the bowl of a mixer and beat until creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time along with the bourbon.
• Beat until the mixture it is a spreadable consistency, adding milk or more sugar as necessary.
• Spread the frosting over the cake, garnishing with the cake with extra pecans if desired.

CARROT CAKE WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Grease a 10 by 4 inch angel cake pan.
• Drain pineapple and reserve syrup.
• In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder.
• salt, and cinnamon.
• Make a well in the center and drop the eggs, oil, reserved pineapple syrup and vanilla into it.
• Beat at medium speed until blended.
• With a spoon stir in reserved pineapple, carrots and pecans.
• Turn into pan.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean; about 1 1/2 hours.
• Place pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
• Loosen edges; turn out on rack; cool completely.
• In a 2 quart saucepan over low heat, stir together constantly the sugar, corn syrup, cream and butter until boiling.
• Cool to warm stirring occasionally.
• Stir in rum and vanilla.
• Serve warm with Carrot Cake.
• Sauce my be made ahead, stored in refrigerator and reheated gently.
• Makes about 2 cups.

CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper, and butter parchment. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat 3 minutes. Add vanilla, water, and carrots. Beat until well combined, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture, then finely chopped pecans.
• Scrape batter into prepared pans, dividing evenly. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around edges of cakes to loosen, and turn out cakes onto rack. Turn right side up, and let cool completely.
• Using a serrated knife, trim rounded top of 2 cakes. Place one trimmed cake, cut side up, on a serving platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over cake. Top with second trimmed cake, cut side down. Spread 1 cup frosting over cake. Top with remaining cake. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides. Gently press coarsely chopped pecans onto sides of cake. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

PENNINGTON'S CARROT CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°.
• In a 3-quart mixing bowl, beat all cake ingredients at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour into greased 6 cup cake pan.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• Cool upright in pan for 5 minutes; remove from pan.
• Meanwhile, in saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in sugar and cornstarch; add remaining sauce ingredients.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce comes to a boil.
• Boil for one minute.
• Pour 1/3 of the sauce over the cake.
• Serve additional warm sauce with cake.