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I am a big fan of many spices but when the weather starts to cool and the smell of fall is in the air, I start yearning for the warm spice mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. These spices combined with carrots baked up in a tender cake and topped with a maple cream cheese frosting makes a perfect Autumn Dessert.
I adapted this recipe that I found at Southern Living quite a bit. I omitted the nuts because my husband doesn't care for nuts in cakes. I used ginger paste instead of crystallized ginger, only because I didn't have any.....I think it would be even more amazing with the crystallized ginger.
The cake is tender and moist and there is just enough icing to complement and not overpower the warm spices.
Yield: 12 servings
Carrot Cake Bundt
I love carrot cake year round but it is certainly filled with wonderful Fall flavors making it perfect as a seasonal dessert during the Holidays.
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 20 M
Ingredients
- 2 c. flour
- 1 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 t. nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 c. canola oil
- 1/2 c. buttermilk
- 1/2 t. ginger paste
- 2 c. brown sugar
- 4 c. shredded carrots
- 6 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 T. butter, room temperature
- 3 c. powdered sugar
- 1 T. pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- In large bowl of stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs, oil, buttermilk, ginger paste and brown sugar until smooth. Turn speed to low and add the flour mixture until blended. Fold in the carrots.
- Pour batter into a bundt pan that has been treated with baking spray. Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 1 hr, until a skewer inserted removes cleanly.
- Let cool on rack in pan for 15 minutes. Release from pan to rack to cool completely.
- In small bowl of stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Turn mixer speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar until smooth. Mix in the maple syrup.
- Using a pastry bag or a plastic bag with the end snipped off, pipe frosting in large loops over the cooled cake.
Notes:
Adapted from a recipe found in Southern Living
Nutrition Facts
Calories
587.32Fat (grams)
28.09Sat. Fat (grams)
6.68Carbs (grams)
80.41Fiber (grams)
1.73Net carbs
78.68Sugar (grams)
61.08Protein (grams)
5.88Sodium (milligrams)
269.61Cholesterol (grams)
84.36
Ooooooh, MAPLE cream cheese frosting! Carrot cake is a favorite at our house year round too, Wendy, but I completely get what you mean about those spices for fall.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting Stacy and for giving me a reason to bake up this delicious cake.
DeleteI love your carrot cake, it will always be the perfect recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paty.
DeleteLove that frosting on the cake, Wendy! Wish I could dig my finger in that !
ReplyDeleteI loved that it was so easy to pipe on.
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