Jane’s Patisserie’s Caramel Carrot Cake
What could be better than a carrot cake? A carrot cake drizzled with delicious caramel sauce! We love this recipe from Jane's Patisserie for all occasions, from an accompaniment to your afternoon cuppa to a special celebration.
Introduction
It’s no secret that carrot cake is my most-loved cake, so when you add another of my favourite things, caramel, it just gets even better. I adore the light, moist, spiced flavours of carrot cake, so adding a sweet caramel frosting and swirl takes it up a level but keeps it balanced. Carrot cake is a shove-in-a-bowl, mix-with-a-spoon kind of batter, which is so easy to make and the frosting is smooth and delicious from the caramel. I add texture to this cake with pecans because they go so well with caramel, but they are optional. If you want to use shop-bought caramel, go for it, or you can make your own.
Ingredients
| 225ml | sunflower oil |
| 5 | eggs |
| 275g | soft light brown sugar |
| 300g | grated carrots |
| 200g | chopped pecans |
| 300g | self-raising flour |
| 1½ tsp | bicarbonate of soda |
| 1 tsp | ground ginger |
| 1 tsp | ground cinnamon |
| 1 tsp | ground nutmeg |
| For the frosting: | |
|---|---|
| 200g | unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 400g | icing sugar |
| 75g | caramel sauce |
| For the decoration: | |
| 50g | caramel sauce |
| chopped pecans (optional) |
Essential kit
You will need: two deep 20cm (8in) cake tins.
Method
PREP: 30 minutes BAKE: 35–40 minutes COOL: 1 hour DECORATE: 30 minutes LASTS: 3+ days, at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan and line two deep 20cm (8in) cake tins with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix the sunflower oil, eggs, sugar and grated carrots together. Add the chopped pecans, flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix. Divide equally between the lined tins and bake in the oven for 35–40 minutes. Leave to cool fully in the tins.
Frosting: Beat the butter on its own for a few minutes to loosen it. Add the icing sugar and mix again. Add the caramel sauce and beat on a high speed to combine.
Decoration: Spread half the frosting onto the first sponge and drizzle over half the caramel sauce. Add the second sponge, the remaining frosting and the rest of the caramel. Sprinkle on some chopped pecans if you fancy.
NOTES: Leave out the spices in the cake if you prefer.
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