Almond Carrot Cake
The addition of Odense Almond Paste gives this cake a subtle almond flavor
and a rich and dense moistness. For the finishing touch, top with
Marzipan Carrots.
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (7 ounce) box Odense Almond Paste, grated
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup safflower oil
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups grated carrot
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Optional Frosting
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 (16 ounce) box confectioner’s sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2-9 inch cake pans, or use
bakers spray.
- Cake: Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt into a small bowl.
Set aside.
- Add grated Almond Paste and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat until small
crumbs (a food processor works well for this step). Add oil and beat until thick
and smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat
in vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture, carrots, raisins and almonds to almond
paste mixture. Beat on low until just mixed.
- Divide batter equally between the two pans.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near middle pulls out clean.
- Cool pans on wire racks for 10 minutes and then invert cake onto wire racks
to finish cooling.
- Frosting: If using optional cream cheese frosting beat cream cheese and butter until
very creamy. Add confectioner’s sugar (sift if lumpy) and beat until smooth. Beat in extract of choice.
- Place cooled cake top-side down on cake plate*. Generously frost top and
position second cake on top, top-side up. For a faultless (no crumbs) frosting,
lightly frost cake with a ‘skim coat’ (thin layer) of frosting and refrigerate.
- When skim coat is firm, finish frosting cake with a generous second layer.
For an extra special touch, decorate with Marzipan Carrots.
- To make sure the cake stays put, spread a thin layer of frosting in the
middle of the cake plate before placing cake on plate.
Serves 12 | Prep: 30 min | Bake: 35-40 min
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Odense
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