Carrot & Apple Cake

Name: Carrot & Apple Cake
Ingredients: 2 large firm Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and grated; 3 1/2 oz carrots, peeled & grated; 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp salt; 3 Tbs honey; 3 Tbs maple syrup; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped; 3 Tbs unsalted butter, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 3 Tbs heavy cream; 1/2 cup cream cheese; 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped; a pinch of ground cinnamon

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:19 GMT

Ingredients

12 servings

For the Sponge

2Granny Smith apples

large, firm, peeled, cored, and grated

3.5 ozcarrots

peeled & grated

1 ¾ cupswhole wheat flour

½ cupgranulated sugar

2 tspbaking powder

1 ½ tspground cinnamon

1 ½ tspground ginger

¼ tspsalt

3 Tbshoney

3 Tbsmaple syrup

⅔ cupvegetable oil

3eggs

large

1 ½ tspvanilla extract

½ cupraisins

½ cupwalnuts

chopped

For the Decoration

3 Tbsunsalted butter

softened

¾ cupconfectioners' sugar

3 Tbsheavy cream

½ cupcream cheese

½ cupwalnuts

finely chopped

ground cinnamon

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oven to 350F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Put all the sponge ingredients in a large bowl. Using a wooden spoon, beat them together to make a soft batter. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, until golden brown, risen, and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 3

To make the decoration, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter in a bowl until really soft. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed until combined and smooth. Add the cream and beat again for about 4 minutes, until thickened, then add the cream cheese and beat again, briefly, until thick and creamy.

Step 4

Spread the frosting over the top and sides of the cake and sprinkle the walnuts on top. Finally, dust lightly with the pinch of cinnamon.