Carrot Cake with Cardamom
hollyshaner
Photo by James Ransom
- Serves
- 8-10
I have been cooking with cardamom a lot lately. Everything from cakes to soup! Enjoy this scrumptious cake!
Ingredients
Cake
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 4 cup carrots, shredded
- 2 cup flour
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 orange, zest of
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup yogurt, plain
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 16 ounce cream cheese
- 4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt(optional)
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WHO: Hollyshaner is from Florida and a food blogger at cinnamonslices.blogspot.com.
WHAT: A carrot cake with a ton of character.
HOW: Mix up your cakes, whip up your icing, layer, and slice.
WHY WE LOVE IT: Some carrot cakes seem promising -- but are dry, crumbly, and tasteless. This is not one of those carrot cakes. The yogurt and carrots give the cake moisture, and the hint of cardamom makes it shine. We ended up adding the sugar in the frosting to taste; if you prefer your frosting on the not-so-sweet side, you should do the same.
Directions
Cake
- Step 1
In the bowl of mixer, with paddle attachment, beat sugar and eggs until light yellow. Add vanilla.
- Step 2
In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, salt, cardamom, and cinnamon. Add carrots and orange zest and toss to coat.
- Step 3
Add flour mixture, alternately with yogurt and oil, to egg mixture. Stir only until just combined.
- Step 4
Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. Pour batter evenly into pans. Bake until golden, about 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Step 1
Cream butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar. Beat well. Add vanilla.