Janes Carrot Cake Recipes

CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan, and line a muffin tray with 12 cupcake/muffin cases, or use 12 Iced Jems baking cups on a flat tray!
• Grate your carrots (peel first and chop the ends off), and leave to the side. You need 175g of grated carrot to be the weight at the end.
• Whisk together the sunflower oil and eggs.
• Add in the grated carrots and sugar, and mix again.
• Add in the flour, mixed spice, ground ginger, and cinnamon, and bicarbonate of soda!
• Try not to over mix it - I use a large glass bowl with a spatula.
• Split the mixture between the 12 cupcake cases, and bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes!
• Beat your butter on its own for a few minutes to loosen it.
• Add in the icing sugar, and beat again - I beat this for about 5 minutes, to make it really smooth.
• Make sure your cream cheese doesn't have any excess water - I find it best to add it to a bowl first just to make sure.
• Add in the cream cheese, and vanilla and beat. At first, it may look a little weird, but just keep on beating. I end up beating it for a few minutes - it can go through a lumpy stage first, but eventually, the lumps beat out and it's smooth and thick!
• Once beaten - it should be lovely and thick.
• Get your favourite piping tip - I use a 2D closed star piping tip!
• Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.
• Sprinkle over some chopped walnuts, and a carrot decoration!

CARROT LOAF CAKE!

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and grease and line your 2lb Loaf Tin!
• Pour the sunflower oil & eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar - mix lightly and combine.
• Add the grated carrots, raisins/nuts, and orange zest and fold through to combine.
• Add the flour, bicarbonate, mixed spice, ginger, cinnamon & nutmeg and mix again - try not to over mix!
• Pour the mixture into the tin, and bake in the oven for 55-60 minutes. Sometimes it can take a little longer so test with a skewer!
• Once baked, leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack. If your cake doesn't come out, it may not have finished baking, or you didn't line the tin well enough!
• Beat your butter on its own for a few minutes to loosen it.
• Add in the icing sugar, and beat again - I beat this for about 5 minutes, to make it really smooth.
• Make sure your cream cheese doesn't have any excess water - I find it best to add it to a bowl first just to make sure.
• Add in the cream cheese, and vanilla and beat. At first, it may look a little weird, but just keep on beating. I end up beating it for a few minutes - it can go through a lumpy stage first, but eventually, the lumps beat out and it's smooth and thick!
• Once beaten - it should be lovely and thick.
• Slather your cream cheese frosting over the top of the cake!
• Decorate with chopped nuts, carrot decorations or whatever!!
• Enjoy!

CARROT CAKE LOAF (QUICK BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan. See notes for muffins or mini loaves.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a large bowl until combined. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the oil, eggs, brown sugar, applesauce, vanilla, and carrots together until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently whisk until *just* combined. Fold in the nuts/add-in. Batter will be semi-thick.
• Spread the batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55 - 65 minutes. (I like to loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil halfway through to prevent heavy browning on top.) Baking times vary so keep an eye on yours. The bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out *mostly* clean with zero raw batter. Remove the bread from the oven.
• Cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack before removing and frosting.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in the butter until combined. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt (I usually add a little less than 1/8 teaspoon), then beat on low speed until smooth and creamy. Taste. Add more cinnamon and/or salt if desired. Frost cooled bread, slice, and serve.
• Cover and store leftover bread at room temperature for up to 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to about 10 days. Storing with frosting: Cover and store leftover bread in the refrigerator for up to about 1 week.

JANE'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease and flour 9x13 pan.
• Combine sugar, eggs, oil ,and vanilla in bowl.
• Blend using a spoon.
• Stir in dry ingregients.
• Mix well.
• Add carrots, pineapple,coconut and nuts.
• Pour into pan Bake until center comes out clean, around 50 minutes.
• Ice if desired.