{{ :recipes:good_eats_carrot_cake.jpeg?direct&200|}} ====== Good Eats Carrot Cake ====== /* Description */ [[http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/carrot-cake-recipe/index.html | Good Eats - Carrots: A Taproot Orange]] {(rater>id=100|name=recipes:good_eats_carrot_cake|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** 350°|**Yield:** 1 9" cake|| |**Prep:** 0:40|**Wait:** 1:00|**Cook:** 1:10| ====== Ingredients ====== **Cake:** * Unsalted butter, for the pan * 12 ounces, approximately 2 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour, plus extra for pan * 12 ounces grated carrots, medium grate, approximately 6 medium * 1 teaspoon baking powder * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 10 ounces sugar, approximately 1 1/3 cups * 2 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1/4 cup firmly packed * 3 large eggs * 6 ounces plain yogurt * 6 ounces vegetable oil **[[Cream Cheese Frosting]]** {{section>Cream Cheese Frosting#Ingredients&noheader&nofooter&noeditbutton}} ====== Directions ====== - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. - Butter and flour a 9-inch round and 3-inch deep cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside. - Put the carrots into a large mixing bowl and set aside. - Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and process for 5 seconds. Add this mixture to the carrots and toss until they are well-coated with the flour. - In the bowl of the food processor combine the sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and yogurt. - With the processor still running drizzle in the vegetable oil. Pour this mixture into the carrot mixture and stir until just combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 45 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F and bake for another 20 minutes or until the cake reaches 205 to 210 degrees F in the center. - Remove the pan from the oven and allow cake to cool 15 minutes in the pan. After 15 minutes, turn the cake out onto a rack and allow cake to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting after cake has cooled completely. **[[Cream Cheese Frosting | Frosting]]** {{section>Cream Cheese Frosting#Directions&noheader&nofooter&noeditbutton}} ====== Notes ====== /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Dessert/Cake GoodEats }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake GoodEats Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Seasoning Side SlowCooker Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet Jennivines HDawson LMaidment TMaidment AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~