Description
Perfectly spiced, super moist, cosy and very comforting Carrot Bundt Cake. Packed with sweet carrots, crunchy pecans, chewy sultanas and drizzled with runny icing, this cake is made for the days when you just want to eat your feelings.
Ingredients
Scale
Carrot Bundt Cake:
- 1 cup (240 grams) caster sugar
- 1 cup (210 grams) brown sugar
- 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 2 cups (300 grams) plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon all spice
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup (80 grams) sultanas
- zest of 1 orange
Icing:
- 2 cups (320 grams) icing (confectioners) sugar
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Instructions
To make the carrot bundt cake:
- Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) and generously grease a bundt tin. Set aside.
- Place the white sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Into a separate bowl, place the flour, baking powder, bicarb soda, cinnamon, all spice, ginger and salt and whisk to combine creating a well in the centre.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the well of the dry and stir until just combined.
- Gently fold through the carrots, pecans, sultanas and orange zest.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared bundt tin.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden and when a skewer inserted removes cleanly.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before carefully turning out onto a wire rack.
- Cool cake completely.
To make the icing:
- Place the icing sugar, oil, vanilla and boiling water into a bowl and stir to form a smooth but thick paste.
- Spread the icing onto the cooled cake, allowing it to drizzle down the sides.
- Decorate with finely chopped pecans and cinnamon sugar (if desired).
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American