How To Make Moist Carrot Cake & Caramelized Carrot Pouring

Hi Friends!

Demand for a super moist healthy carrot cake is not seasonal. Special carrot cakes can be served at any time of the year on any occasion to celebrate your mood. What exactly is my carrot cake recipe eggless. This classic dessert includes pineapple which I think is an inseparable part of a traditional recipe.

When I thought for creating the flavour profile of my moist carrot cake I chose cinnamon, cardamom, drops of vanilla essence and orange zest. A nutty flavour is a must in my carrot cake recipe healthy, so I picked up some walnuts and the addition of tutti frutti is just giving my cake a bit of tenderness and sweetness in bites.

Carrot Cake Joy Of Baking

I served my carrot cake with caramelized grated carrot pouring on it. When the caramel will cool down, you will get a bit of crunchy, carroty and delicious cake top which will make your serving extra special.

My Carrot Cake

Very simple- it has loads of carrots! And, it is perfectly moist and baked with the right ingredients to make a good balance of flavour and texture. This tried and tested recipe includes oil to keep the cake moist.

How To Make Carrot Cake

Ingredients

For the dry mix,

• All-purpose flour – ½ cup
• Whole wheat flour – ½ cup
• Salt – ¼ tsp
• Baking powder – 1 ½ tsp
• Baking soda – ½ tsp
• Cinnamon powder – ¼ tsp
• Elaichi powder – ¼ tsp
• Orange zest – ½ tsp

For the wet mix,

• Brown sugar – 1/3 cup
• Powdered sugar – 1/3 cup
• Flax egg – 2 (2 tbsp flax seed powder + 5 tbsp water) (substitute – ½ cup buttermilk/ ½ cup hung curd)
• Oil – 1/3 cup
• Condensed milk – ¼ cup
• Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

For later use…

• Milk – ¼ cup
• Mashed pineapple – ¼ cup
• Tutti Frutti - ¼ cup
• Walnuts – ¼ cup

Method

1. Mix all the dry ingredients and keep aside
2. Mix all the wet ingredients together and blend well
3. Add dry mix to the wet mix in parts and prepare a smooth cake batter
4. Add ¼ cup milk (room temperature) to adjust the consistency of the batter
5. Add tutti frutti, walnuts and mashed pineapple & give it a quick mix
6. Pour the batter in a greased cake mould
7. Bake at 180°C for 50-60 minutes (oven)/ on a medium flame for 50-60 minutes (gas)/ on a medium flame for 70-80 minutes (induction oven)
8. Cool the cake for 4-5 hours

How to decorate a cake

Ingredients

For preparing caramelized carrot pouring, ingredients required are

• Water – ¼ cup
• Sugar- ¼ cup
• Grated carrots – ¼ cup
• Salt – a pinch
• Black pepper – a pinch
• Brown sugar – ½ tbsp. or less

Method

• Switch on the gas. Take a pan and add water and sugar in it.
• Dissolve sugar completely by boiling
• Add the rest of ingredients and bring it to boil
• Switch off the flame when the carrots are caramelized but still in a pouring consistency
• Pour the caramel hot on cool carrot cake
• The cake is ready to be served

How to store carrot cake

Store your carrot cake inside an air-tight container. It will be good for up to 3-4 days.

So, now you know how to make carrot cake moist. 😋Enjoy!

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