Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe freom: pastryandbeyond.com/carrot-cake-loaf/#recipe
190 grams (1 cup and 5 tablespoons) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
2 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs, room temperature
155 grams (¾ cup) granulated sugar
110 grams (½ cup) olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
230 grams (2 cups) grated carrots
60 grams (½ cup) walnuts, lightly toasted
Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees. Grease an 8½ X 4½-inch loaf pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper leaving about 2 inches of overhang on each side. If you like, you can grease and flour the dish instead of parchment paper.
Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and mix. Set aside.
Roughly chop the walnuts into small pieces with a sharp knife, set aside.
Peel and grate the carrots, set aside.
Put the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and mix with a whisk until just combined for almost 45 seconds. Mix in the olive oil and vanilla extract, whisking until just combined.
Add the flour mixture in 2 batches and stir until just combined. You can use a whisk in the first batch, but it will be easier to use a spoon/spatula in the end to mix easily.
Add the carrots and stir with a spoon/spatula. Mix in the walnuts.
Pour the batter into the loaf pan with the help of a spoon.
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean that is inserted in the center and the top is golden brown. After you remove the pan from the oven, leave in the pan until it cools completely, at least for 1 hour. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
Top with cream cheese frosting:
2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
pinch of salt
1½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine cream cheese and butter in a bowl, use a hand mixer to whip until smooth. Add the salt, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Mix on low to slowly incorporate the powdered sugar. Once the sugar is mixed in, raise the speed to high and whip until light and creamy.
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