Carrot Tea Cake Recipes

CARROT TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch (5-cup) trois freres mold or Bundt pan. Dust with flour, and tap out excess. Put butter and brown sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and carrots, and mix until just combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts.
• Pour batter into the prepared mold. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack, and let cool completely. Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

OLD VIRGINIA CARROT TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare 10" tube or bundt pan by greasing well.
• In large bowl blend sugar and oil, beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add flour, tea powder, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt.
• Beat well, then fold in carrots and pecans.
• Spoon into pan and bake 70 minutes.
• Remove from oven when done and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes, them remove from pan.
• For glaze: Mix together icing sugar and lemon juice then drizzle over cake when cooled.
• Option: Dust lightly with icing sugar instead of glaze.

CARROT TEA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 5-by-9-inch (6-cup) loaf pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in carrots. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Turn cake out onto a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• Make frosting: Using mixer, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy. Frost top of cooled cake.