Carrot Bundt Cake
Filled with vegetables and yet still so deliciously sinful. This Italian-style Carrot Bundt Cake replaces icing with a subtle honey glaze.
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Yield: 8 slices
Equipment
- 5-cup bundt pan
Ingredients
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 99 g granulated sugar
- 106 g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 113 g 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 4oz snack container
- 170 g shredded carrot about 4 medium carrots
- Zest and juice of 1/2 orange
Honey Glaze
- 113 g confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 to 2 tablespoons whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour* 5-cup bundt pan**.
- Whisk together dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.150 g all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, sugars, vanilla, and applesauce.2 large eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil, 99 g granulated sugar, 106 g brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 113 g 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- Slowly add dry ingredients into wet, mixing with rubber spatula.
- Stir in carrots, orange zest and juice.170 g shredded carrot, Zest and juice of 1/2 orange
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and cake springs back to the touch.
- Cool for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack.
- To make glaze:Whisk together ingredients. Adding more milk will make a thinner glaze. Spoon over completely cooled cake.113 g confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 to 2 tablespoons whole milk
Notes
- *I prefer to use Baker's Joy spray for bundt pans for best release.
- **To make a large 8- or 9- cup bundt cake, double recipe and fill tin 3/4 full.
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