Strawberry Carrot Cake Recipes

STRAWBERRY BUNNIES AND CARROTS CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare the cake batter and bake according to the package directions using the prepared pan. Remove to a rack and let cool completely in the pan.
• Spread the frosting over the top of the cake and sprinkle with the cookies to resemble dirt.
• For the bunnies and carrots: Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment. Cut the stems off half of the strawberries. Divide the white chocolate evenly between into 2 medium microwave-safe bowls. Add the coconut oil and orange food coloring to one of the bowls. Microwave each separately in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each, until the chocolate is melted and silky smooth.
• For the carrots: Dip the strawberries with the stems into the orange chocolate, lifting and twisting to coat completely and letting any excess drip back into the bowl. Place the strawberries on their sides on the prepared baking sheet. Transfer the remaining orange chocolate into a small resealable plastic bag. Snip a very small piece from a corner of the bag and drizzle the chocolate back and forth across the width of each carrot to create horizontal lines.
• For the bunnies: Dip the stemmed strawberries into the white chocolate, turning them with a fork to coat completely. Use the fork to scoop the fruit out of the chocolate, letting any excess drip back into the bowl. Place on the prepared baking sheet cut-side down. Refrigerate until hardened completely, about 30 minutes. Transfer all but 3 tablespoons of the remaining white chocolate to a small resealable plastic bag. Add the red food coloring to the reserved white chocolate in the bowl and stir until completely smooth and light pink, then transfer to another small resealable plastic bag.
• For the bunny ears: Snip a very small piece from a corner of the white and pink chocolate bags. Use the white chocolate to pipe 2-inch skinny hearts on the parchment that the strawberries are on. Pipe as many hearts as you have white strawberries. Fill in the hearts with the white chocolate. Pipe a small pink heart on each white heart to create the inner ears. While the chocolate is still wet, lay the pointy end of a white strawberry flat against the bottom point of a heart; this will be the ears on the bunny's head. Repeat with the remaining white strawberries and hearts. Pipe 2 tiny dots of white chocolate in the middle of each strawberry and adhere the mini chocolate chips for eyes. Use the pink chocolate to pipe a small nose beneath the eyes. Refrigerate until hardened completely, about 30 minutes.
• Stand the bunnies up and use the remaining white chocolate to pipe a bushy tail on the back of each. Refrigerate until hardened completely, about 30 minutes.
• For the grass: Meanwhile, combine the coconut and green food coloring in another small resealable plastic bag and shake until the coconut is green all over. Decorate the cake with the carrots, bunnies and green coconut grass.

STRAWBERRY COCONUT CARROT CAKE WITH MASCARPONE BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease three 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter/spray with cooking spray.2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.3. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a hand held mixer) beat together the canola oil, buttermilk, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the carrots and coconut. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with the mixer on low until there are no longer any clumps of flour. Batter should be pourable, but not super thin. 4. Pour the batter among the 3 cake pans and bake 25-30 minutes, until the tops are just set and no longer wiggly in the center. Remove and let cool five minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack. Cover and let the cakes cool completely before assembling.5. To make the frosting, add the cream cheese and butter to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer beat until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat another 2-4 minutes or until the frosting is light and fluffy. Beat in the strawberry powder. 6. Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand. Spread a little frosting. Top with half the strawberries. Repeat with the remaining 2 cake layers. Be careful not to over fill your layers with fruit. Frost the cake sides.

CARROT CAKE BALLS

Steps:

• Bake cake according to package directions for 13"x 9" pan. Allow to cool completely. Crumble cake into little bites and place into a bowl.
• Add container of frosting and mix to combine.
• Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop mixture into balls and place onto parchment lined baking sheet. When all balls are rolled, place into refrigerator or freezer to firm.
• Melt almond bark.
• Remove a few cake balls at a time from the freezer. Insert a toothpick or cake pop stick into the center of the cake ball and dip into the chocolate, completely coating. Dip the stick on the side of the bowl to allow the excess to drip off.
• Quickly sprinkle with coloring sprinkles, jimmies, sea salt, etc.
• Using another cake pop stick, toothpick or knife, carefully remove the stick and place onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Place back into the freezer or fridge to firm up.

STRAWBERRY CARROT BUNDT CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, soda and salt.
• In a medium size bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, water and eggs.
• Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and beat on medium speed 1 minute or until thoroughly blended.
• Stir in shredded carrots, pecans and strawberries; pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes and remove from pan, allow to cool completely, then spoon glaze over cake.
• For the glaze, beat together the cream cheese, strawberries and vanilla; gradually beat in the 3/4 cup powdered sugar until blended.

STRAWBERRY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• Beat all ingredients except strawberries in a large bowl on low speed for 45 seconds, scraping bowl, constantly.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping occasionally.
• Fold in strawberries; pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Prepare Strawberry cream cheese glaze recipe#to follow, spoon onto cake.
• Refrigerate any remaining cake.

STRAWBERRY CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour bundt cake pan. Beat all ingredients except strawberries and glaze in large bowl for 2 minutes. Fold in strawberries and pour into pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool. Prepare glaze by beating softened cream cheese, vanilla and strawberries until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended and spoon onto cake.