Carrot Cake Bundt with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
This is the most amazing Carrot Cake Bundt that has been lightly spiced. This cake is incredibly moist and topped with a velvety smooth orange flavoured cream cheese frosting and walnuts.
Ingredients
For the carrot cake
- 300 g light brown soft sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 300 ml sunflower oil
- 280 g plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300 g carrots grated
- 100 g walnut pieces
- 50 g whole walnut pieces to decorate
For the orange cream cheese frosting
- 180 g cream cheese at room temperature
- 125 g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 450 g icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- zest of an orange
Instructions
For the carrot cake bundt
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/ 160ºC Fan/ 350ºF / Gas 4. Add the brown sugar, eggs and sunflower oil to a large bowl and whisk until combined using an electric or hand whisk.
- Add the flour a little at a time whisking between each incorporation.
- Whisk in the bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and vanilla extract.
- Add the grated carrots and walnut pieces to the bowl and fold them in gently by hand.
- Prepare the bundt pan by spraying liberally with cake release. Pour in the cake batter and bake in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the bundt pan.
For the orange cream cheese frosting
- Add the room temperature cream cheese and butter to a bowl and beat together. Add the icing sugar a few tablespoons at a time and beat until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.
- Add the zest of an orange to the cream cheese and beat well. The frosting should be the consistency of toothpaste.
To decorate
- When the cake is completely cool release it from the bundt cake pan by inverting it onto a serving plate or cake stand. Transfer the cream cheese frosting to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 1M nozzle (or any open star nozzle) Pipe the frosting on by following the lines of the cake.
- Stick a handful of whole walnuts on the top and sides of the bundt cake to decorate.
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Notes
This carrot cake bundt and orange cream cheese frosting recipe can be adapted to make a 2 or 3 layer 20cm round cake or 15 cupcakes.
If you wish, you can add 100g raisins or sultanas to this recipe.
Storage: This carrot cake bundt should be stored in the fridge and will keep for at least 5 days.