Chai Spiced Carrot Cake Recipes

CHAI SPICED CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Place cream cheese, butter and half and half in blender. Add confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time on speed 4 (puree) scraping down sides, if needed. Add crystallized ginger and pulse on speed 2 (chop) 6-7 times. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
• Mix carrots, sugars, eggs and oil in bowl of KA Stand Mixer. Blend on setting 3 for 1 minute.
• Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl. whisk to combine. Add to carrot mixture and mix on setting 3 for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan and bake 40-45 minutes until tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool before icing.
• Ice cake and serve immediately. Can be made ahead and stored in refrigerator 6 hours.

CHAI SPICED CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm traybake tin.
• Peel and grate the carrots into a large bowl, then grate in the lemon zest. Mix in the currants, then roughly chop and add the pecans.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, all the spices and ½ a teaspoon of sea salt. Dice and add the ginger, then split open the tea bag, pour in the leaves, and mix well.
• Whisk the eggs in a mixing jug, then mix in both sugars and the vegetable oil. Pour over the carrots, give it a good stir, then add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake in the oven for 55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then remove from the tin and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the buttercream, place the butter in the bowl of a free-standing mixer and beat for about 5 minutes, or until creamy.
• Add the cream cheese and beat until just combined. Next, add the icing sugar and beat again until smooth - don't overmix it, or your icing will be runny! Chill in the fridge for at least 15 minutes, then spoon over the cake and spread out evenly.
• Toast the coconut in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 3 minutes, or until lightly golden, tossing occasionally. Scatter over the iced cake, then slice up and enjoy!