Easiest Way to Prepare Ultimate Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake.

Hello everybody, it's Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look fantastic. Carrot Cake is something that I've loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have carrot cake using 24 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:

1. {Take of Honeycomb:.
2. {Make ready 1/2 Cup of Granulated Sugar,.
3. {Prepare 2 TBSP of Golden Syrup,.
4. {Take 1 TBSP of Maple Syrup,.
5. {Get 2 TBSP of Water,.
6. {Prepare 2 TSP of Baking Soda,.
7. {Prepare of Cake Batter:.
8. {Prepare 150 g of Walnut Coarsely Chopped,.
9. {Make ready 500 ml of Fresh Carrot Juice,.
10. {Get 200 g of Unbleached All Purpose Flour,.
11. {Make ready 1 1/2 TBSP of Baking Powder,.
12. {Get 1/2 TBSP of Baking Soda,.
13. {Prepare 90 g of Caster Sugar,.
14. {Get 90 g of Dark Muscovado Sugar,.
15. {Take 1/4 TSP of Sea Salt,.
16. {Get 1/4 TSP of Ground Cinnamon,.
17. {Get 1/4 TSP of Nutmeg Freshly Grated,.
18. {Prepare 375 g of Carrots Freshly Shredded Preferably Organic,.
19. {Get 1/2 TBSP of Pure Vanilla Paste,.
20. {Prepare of Fresh Orange Zest, 1/2 Orange.
21. {Take of Canola / Peanut Oil, 120ml + More For Greasing.
22. {Take of For Serving:.
23. {Get 250 ml of Fresh Carrot Juice,.
24. {Make ready 250 ml of Fresh Orange Juice,.

Steps to make Carrot Cake:

1. Prepare the honeycomb. Lined baking tray with aluminium foil. Lightly grease the foil with oil. In a sauce pot, add sugar, golden syrup, maple syrup and water..
2. Turn the heat up to medium high. Place in a candy thermometer. *Do not stir the mixture.*.
3. Once the temperature reaches 148 degrees celsius or 300 fahrenheit, immediately remove from heat. *It is best to remove from heat just before it reaches that temperature as it will still continue cooking.* Immediately sieve in the baking soda..
4. Stir lightly to combine well. You will see that the mixture will start to foam up rapidly. As soon as that happens, stop stirring and immediately transfer onto the baking tray. *Do not try to smoothen the surface as it will collapse.*.
5. Set aside to cool down completely, preferably overnight. You can crack into smaller piece and store them in an airtight container. Prepare the cake batter..
6. In a skillet over medium heat, add walnuts. Saute and toast the walnuts for about 1 to 2 mins. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely. *Do not over toast the walnuts or it will turn bitter.*.
7. In a sauce pot over medium-low heat, add carrot juice. Bring it up to a slow simmer. Continue to simmer until it reduce to about 1/4 cup or 63ml. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely..
8. Lightly grease the cake pan with oil. Lay parchment paper onto the bottom of the cake pan as well as the sides. Preheat oven to 190 degree celsius or 375 fahrenheit..
9. In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Mix to combine well. Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, shredded carrots, vanilla and orange zest. Mix to combine well. Mix, mix, mix..
10. Lastly, add in carrot juice, oil and walnuts. Stir to combine well. Transfer the batter into the cake pan. Using an offset spatula to create an even surface..
11. Wack into the oven and bake for about 40 to 45 mins. *When you insert a skewer into the cake, the skewer should come out clean.* Remove from oven and let cool completely. Unmold and cover with cling film and chill in the fridge at least for 48 hrs..
12. To serve. In a sauce pot over medium-low heat, add carrot and orange juice. Bring it up to a slow simmer. Continue to simmer until it reduce to about 1/2..
13. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely. Spoon the reduced juice mixture onto serving plate. Place a slice of the carrot cake in the middle. Decorate with crack honeycomb pieces. Serve immediately..

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