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RUSTIC CARROT CAKE Recipe

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Carrot Cake
1 cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup sugar (dehydrated whole cane preferable)
½ cup honey
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
⅛ tsp. grated nutmeg
½ cup walnuts, chopped
1 ½ cups carrot, shredded

Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz. cream cheese
¼ cup honey
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ cup chopped walnuts
1 Tbsp. orange zest
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Carrot Cake

Combine the butter and sugar in a mixer. Whip until light and fluffy. Drizzle in honey and continue to whip. Add egg yolks one at a time. Add vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, walnuts and carrot. Continue mixing until combined.
Pour batter into parchment-lined or heavily buttered loaf pan. Bake for about 40 minutes. Check if done by inserting a toothpick into the middle of cake. When it comes out clean, remove from oven.
Let cake rest until cooled.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Combine cream cheese, honey and vanilla in a mixer until light and fluffy. Remove cake from pan and spread frosting on top – garnish with walnuts and orange zest.

 

 

 

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