By Food & Wine
Carrot and Orange Cake with Sour Cream Glaze
Instructions
Cook:2h
Orange, cardamom, and pistachio transform classic carrot cake. Get the recipe at Food & Wine.
Updated at: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:47:52 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
63
Moderate
Glycemic Load
66
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories873.1 kcal (44%)
Total Fat48.5 g (69%)
Carbs105.7 g (41%)
Sugars76.1 g (85%)
Protein8.5 g (17%)
Sodium280.5 mg (14%)
Fiber4.2 g (15%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
9 servings
baking spray
1 poundcarrots
peeled and finely grated
½ cupdried apricots
chopped
⅓ cupcandied orange peels
finely chopped
½ cupraw pistachios
chopped
1 ½ cupsgrapeseed oil
or other neutral-tasting oil
2 cupsdark brown sugar
packed
4eggs
large, at room temperature
1orange
1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange zest plus 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
2 cupsall-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder
1 teaspoonground green cardamom
1 teaspoonground ginger
½ teaspoonbaking soda
¼ teaspoonkosher salt
¼ cupcream cheese
at room temperature
2 tablespoonsunsalted butter
at room temperature
1 ½ cupspowdered sugar
divided
¼ cupsour cream
1orange
1/2 tablespoon grated orange zest plus 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice plus more orange zest, for garnish
Instructions
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