Sourdough Carrot Cake Recipe

A moist and flavorful sourdough carrot cake with warm spices, pineapple, coconut, and pecans, topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Perfect for special occasions.

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Nutrition

Provides moderate amounts of vitamin A from carrots and healthy fats from nuts, but is high in sugar and calories from the cake and frosting components.

Calories 400 kcal
Energy 1674 kJ
Protein 6 g
Total Fat 18 g
Saturated Fat 10 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5 g
Cholesterol 57 mg
Carbohydrate 60 g
Sugars 48 g
Dietary Fibre 2 g
Sodium 233 mg
*per serving
VegetarianHalalKosherShellfish FreeSoy FreeSesame Free

This information is AI-estimated. For the most accurate details, please rely on product packaging. Always consult your doctor for professional dietary advice.


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Sourdough Carrot Cake Recipe

The Pantry Mama (Kate Freebairn)

12

servings

0

per serve

0

minutes

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Ingredients
Sourdough Carrot Cake
All Purpose Flour
200 gram All Purpose Flour
Baking Soda
15 gram Baking Soda
Salt
4 gram Salt
Cinnamon
2 teaspoon Cinnamon 5 g
Nutmeg
0.5 teaspoon Nutmeg
Ginger
1 teaspoon Ginger dried, ground
All Spice
0.5 teaspoon All Spice
Milk
120 gram Milk whole milk
Eggs
3 Eggs
Brown Sugar
250 gram Brown Sugar
Vegetable Oil
75 gram Vegetable Oil
Lemon Juice
7 gram Lemon Juice can use white vinegar
Sourdough Starter
200 gram Sourdough Starter can be active or discard
Crushed Pineapple
100 gram Crushed Pineapple
Carrot
250 gram Carrot shredded or grated on a box grater
Desiccated Coconut
25 gram Desiccated Coconut
Pecans
50 gram Pecans roughly chopped
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese
250 gram Cream Cheese must be a block, not spreadable
Butter
150 gram Butter
Vanilla Extract
5 gram Vanilla Extract
Powdered Sugar
480 gram Powdered Sugar icing sugar

Equipment
Round cake tins

Round cake tins

Box grater

Box grater

Wire Rack

Wire Rack

Stand Mixer

Stand Mixer

Food processor

Food processor

Mixing bowl

Mixing bowl

Large mixing bowl

Large mixing bowl

Whisk

Whisk

Oven

Oven


Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and prepare 2 round cake tins. Grease the cake tins with butter or spray with cooking oil.
2
In a large mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, baking soda, salt and spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and all spice). Stir well to combine and set aside.
3
In another mixing bowl, combine the milk, eggs, brown sugar, vegetable oil, lemon juice and sourdough starter. Whisk well to combine and dissolve the sugar into all the other ingredients.
4
Now to the wet ingredients, add the grated carrot, pineapple, coconut and pecans. Whisk well to ensure all of these add ins are well distributed through the wet ingredients.
5
Now, pour the liquid ingredients onto the dry ingredients and stir together until the flour mixture is moistened and there are no big lumps or clumps of flour.
6
Pour the sourdough carrot cake batter evenly between the two round cake tin and place gently into the oven for around 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pans for around 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool.
8
When you're ready to frost the sourdough carrot cake, place all frosting ingredients into a food processor or stand mixer bowl and whip until smooth.
9
Place one half of the cake onto a plate and spread a generous amount of icing on top before placing the second cake on top. Use additional icing to cover the top and sides of the cake.
Sourdough Carrot Cake Recipe

Sourdough Carrot Cake Recipe

The Pantry Mama (Kate Freebairn)

12

servings

0

per serve

0

minutes

A moist and flavorful sourdough carrot cake with warm spices, pineapple, coconut, and pecans, topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Perfect for special occasions.

american
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Ingredients
Sourdough Carrot Cake
All Purpose Flour
200 gram All Purpose Flour
Baking Soda
15 gram Baking Soda
Salt
4 gram Salt
Cinnamon
2 teaspoon Cinnamon 5 g
Nutmeg
0.5 teaspoon Nutmeg
Ginger
1 teaspoon Ginger dried, ground
All Spice
0.5 teaspoon All Spice
Milk
120 gram Milk whole milk
Eggs
3 Eggs
Brown Sugar
250 gram Brown Sugar
Vegetable Oil
75 gram Vegetable Oil
Lemon Juice
7 gram Lemon Juice can use white vinegar
Sourdough Starter
200 gram Sourdough Starter can be active or discard
Crushed Pineapple
100 gram Crushed Pineapple
Carrot
250 gram Carrot shredded or grated on a box grater
Desiccated Coconut
25 gram Desiccated Coconut
Pecans
50 gram Pecans roughly chopped
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese
250 gram Cream Cheese must be a block, not spreadable
Butter
150 gram Butter
Vanilla Extract
5 gram Vanilla Extract
Powdered Sugar
480 gram Powdered Sugar icing sugar

Equipment
Round cake tins

Round cake tins

Box grater

Box grater

Wire Rack

Wire Rack

Stand Mixer

Stand Mixer

Food processor

Food processor

Mixing bowl

Mixing bowl

Large mixing bowl

Large mixing bowl

Whisk

Whisk

Oven

Oven


Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and prepare 2 round cake tins. Grease the cake tins with butter or spray with cooking oil.
2
In a large mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, baking soda, salt and spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and all spice). Stir well to combine and set aside.
3
In another mixing bowl, combine the milk, eggs, brown sugar, vegetable oil, lemon juice and sourdough starter. Whisk well to combine and dissolve the sugar into all the other ingredients.
4
Now to the wet ingredients, add the grated carrot, pineapple, coconut and pecans. Whisk well to ensure all of these add ins are well distributed through the wet ingredients.
5
Now, pour the liquid ingredients onto the dry ingredients and stir together until the flour mixture is moistened and there are no big lumps or clumps of flour.
6
Pour the sourdough carrot cake batter evenly between the two round cake tin and place gently into the oven for around 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pans for around 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool.
8
When you're ready to frost the sourdough carrot cake, place all frosting ingredients into a food processor or stand mixer bowl and whip until smooth.
9
Place one half of the cake onto a plate and spread a generous amount of icing on top before placing the second cake on top. Use additional icing to cover the top and sides of the cake.

dessertbakingcakesbirthdayoven and roastingfamily friendly

Nutrition

Provides moderate amounts of vitamin A from carrots and healthy fats from nuts, but is high in sugar and calories from the cake and frosting components.

Calories 400 kcal
Energy 1674 kJ
Protein 6 g
Total Fat 18 g
Saturated Fat 10 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5 g
Cholesterol 57 mg
Carbohydrate 60 g
Sugars 48 g
Dietary Fibre 2 g
Sodium 233 mg
*per serving
VegetarianHalalKosherShellfish FreeSoy FreeSesame Free

This information is AI-estimated. For the most accurate details, please rely on product packaging. Always consult your doctor for professional dietary advice.