'Cafe Style' Carrot Cake

Baking - sweet

Preparation time

10min

Total time

1h 30min

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Level

easy

TM 6
TM 5
TM 31

by Carmel2222

published: 2020/08/03

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Ingredients

'Cafe Style' Carrot Cake

700 grams carrots, chopped roughly (no ends)
375 grams self-raising flour
2 teaspoons mixed spice, (home made or from the store)
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
250 grams vegetable oil
125 grams Chopped walnuts
3 eggs
250 grams brown sugar

Lemon cream cheese frosting

1 Lemon peel, zest only, no white pith.
25 grams cornflour
1 pinch salt, fine
85 grams unsalted butter, softened
250 grams cream cheese, softened
260 grams icing sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla extract, (pure vanilla extract, not essence)

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Recipe's preparation

Carrot Cake

Preheat oven to moderate (160-180 depending on if it is gas, fanforced or element) and line a 23cm springform cake tin with baking paper making sure the baking paper goes at least an inch above the sides.

2. Place carrots in TM bowl. Chop 5secs/ speed 5. Set aside.

3. Place SR Flour, mixed spice and bicarb into bowl and use your Turbo function 3 times (3 x 1 second turns, this sifts the flour).

4. Add oil, eggs and sugar and mix 6 sec/ speed 6. Scrape down the sides.

5. Add the reserved carrots and stir in through the mixture with your spatula.

6. Add walnuts to the Bowl and mix with reverse

speed 5/ 5 secs.

7. Pour in to the prepared cake tin and bake for 40 mins then cover the cake loosely with alfoil then continue to bake for a further 45 mins (total baking time is 1 hour and 25 mins or until skewer comes out clean).

8. Pop it on to a wire rack and allow to cool for about 30 mins then you can remove it from the tin and continue to cool it on the wire rack until room temp and it is ready to cover with the frosting.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Place lemon zest, cornflour, salt and 60g of the icing sugar into the TM bowl and mix 10secs/ speed 9. Then scrape down the sides and repeat if the lemon zest need to be finer.

2. Place the butter, cream cheese and vanilla into the bowl and mix 30sec/ speed 4. then scrape down the sides.

3. Place the remaining 200g of icing sugar into the Bowl and Mix 30sec-1min/ speed 4, or until light and fluffy.

4. This is enough frosting to cover the cake with a thin layer in the middle and on the top or just a thick layer all over.

5. You can also decorate with some extra chopped walnuts and lemon zest.

Tip

Store in the firdge until ready to eat as this will help the frosting keep its shape.

Thermomix Model

Recipe is created for
TM 6

For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
Recipe is created for
TM 5

If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.

Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
Recipe is created for
TM 31

This recipe was provided to you by a Thermomix ® customer and has not been tested by Vorwerk Thermomix ® or The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd.
Vorwerk Thermomix ® and The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd assume no liability, particularly in terms of ingredient quantities used and success of the recipes.
Please observe the safety instructions in the Thermomix ® instruction manual at all times.

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