Hummingbird Carrot Cake Recipes

HUMMINGBIRD CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl with the sugar, bicarb soda and cinnamon.
• Make a well in the centre and add the oil, eggs and vanilla, beating well.
• Fold in carrots, walnuts, coconut and pineapple.
• Pour into a greased 23cm springform pan.
• Bake for about 70 minutes.
• Cool cake completely before adding the icing.
• ICING: Have the cream cheese at room temperature and mix it with the butter.
• Beat in enough sifted icing sugar to sweeten to taste and stir in the vanilla and lemon juice (you can add more or less depending on taste and icing consistency).

HUMMINGBIRD CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350℉.
• Grease and parchment line two round 8" x 2" cake pans.
• In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
• Using a stand mixer or electric handheld mixer, blend together olive oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• Then, add both sugars and mix until smooth.
• Turn off the mixer and add the bowl of dry ingredients to the wet, all at once. Mix everything together just until combined (don't overmix, or the cake may become too dense).
• Finally, by hand, fold in bananas, pineapple, carrots, and coconut.
• Evenly distribute the batter between two baking pans.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool on the counter.
• Using a stand mixer or handheld electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.
• Then, add confectioners sugar and mix until smooth.
• Using a vegetable peeler, make long, wide strips of carrot.
• Preheat oven to 225℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add 1 c water and 1 c granulated sugar to a pot and bring to a boil.
• Lower the temperature slightly, add carrots, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Then, drain carrots from the pot and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• Next, place carrots on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
• While still warm, wrap carrots around the handle of a wooden spoon, then let them cool for about 30 minutes.
• Once the baked cakes have cooled, apply a thick layer of cream cheese frosting on top of one layer, then add the second layer on top, and apply a crumb coat of frosting to the entire outside of the cake.
• After applying the crumb coat, place the cakes in the fridge for 30 minutes before adding the final layer of frosting.
• Finally, add cream cheese frosting over the entire cake and decorate with pecans and candied carrot curls. Enjoy!

HUMMINGBIRD CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush two 8-by-2-inch round cake pans with oil. Line bottoms with parchment rounds; brush with oil. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt to thoroughly combine. In another bowl, whisk together oil, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, and pineapple. Stir wet mixture into flour mixture just until no dry flour remains (if you overmix, the cake will be tough). Fold in carrots and coconut.
• Divide mixture evenly between prepared pans, smoothing tops. Bake until cakes are puffed slightly and golden, and a tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack 20 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack, remove parchment, and let cool completely.
• For the Frosting: In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar so it incorporates evenly and continue mixing until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
• To Assemble: Split cakes in half horizontally with a long, thin-bladed knife to create 4 layers. For an evenly stacked cake, place a bottom layer, bottom-side down, on a cake plate with edges lined with parchment strips (to catch excess frosting). Spread a scant 1 cup frosting over it. Place a top layer, top-side down, over frosting. Spread with a scant 1 cup frosting.
• Repeat with second top layer and more frosting. Stack last layer on top, bottom-side up. Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake to create the "crumb coat," which prevents crumbs from getting into the final frosting layer. Refrigerate remaining frosting and cake until crumb coat is firm, 20 minutes.
• Smooth remaining frosting evenly over cake with an offset spatula. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days. Press pecans evenly into bottom third of frosting. Pull away parchment; discard. Top with candied carrot curls.