Mini Carrot Cake Tortes Recipes

CARROT-CAKE MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 42 mini muffin cups with mini cupcake liners; set aside.
• Beat sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and buttermilk together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until well combined.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add three-quarters of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; mix until well combined. Add carrots and raisins to remaining flour mixture; toss to combine. Stir into batter until well combined.
• Fill each muffin cup with about 2 teaspoons batter. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of cupcakes comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire rack to cool. Let cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.

MINI CARROT CAKE WITH MAPLE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat panini maker to 350°F (make sure panini maker sits flat on your work surface). Spray 2 (6-oz) individual baking dishes (ramekins) with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. In medium bowl, beat egg white, brown sugar, oil, milk and vanilla with wire whisk until blended. Stir in flour mixture until combined; stir in carrots, raisins and walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly between ramekins. Set ramekins on lower grill of panini maker; close lid until upper grill makes contact with tops of ramekins. Bake 17 to 19 minutes or until cakes are set and spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool in ramekins 5 minutes; remove from ramekins to cooling rack. Cool completely. If necessary, level cake layers with a serrated knife.
• Meanwhile, make maple-cream cheese frosting. In small bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat in powdered sugar and maple syrup until smooth.
• Fill and frost layers with maple-cream cheese frosting; sprinkle with toasted walnuts.

MINI CARROT CAKE TORTES

Steps:

• Place tea bags in a small bowl; add boiling water. Cover and steep for 3-5 minutes. Discard tea bags; set tea aside. Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with parchment and coat the paper with cooking spray; set aside., In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs, tea, honey, syrup and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and cloves; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, walnuts and raisins. Transfer to prepared pan (pan will be full)., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan and discard parchment. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth., Using a metal 3-in. round cutter, cut 15 circles from cake. Cut each circle in half horizontally; place cake bottoms on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Pipe frosting over each. Top with remaining cake layers and frosting; sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

MINI CARROT CAKES

Steps:

• Top and tail, peel and then grate the carrots.
• Preheat oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.
• Melt margarine and combine with grated carrots.
• Add sugar and sift in the flour.
• Add the cinnamon, baking powder and eggs.
• Mix in sultanas/raisins and add the nuts (optional).
• Bake for 20 mins until a consistent dark colour and a slightly firm top.
• Leave to cool and then add the icing.
• For the icing: Mix cream cheese and sifted icing sugar together and add the (optional) cinnamon.
• Use a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a circular twirl on the top of the carrot cake.