Delicious carrot snack cake goes well as bite sized treats.
Today I was in a baking spree, made a carrot snack cake and chocolate almond cherry cookies. On some days I love to bake two or three dishes and some days none, I go extremes. I first saw this recipe in a Better homes and gardens magazine at my kid’s pediatrician’s office. I am killing the waiting time of 30-45 minutes reading some old magazines. I have baked carrot cake earlier, but had not made snack cake.
I decided to venture into it now as the recipe sounded really simple and uses no butter but only olive oil. I am not worried about butter or egg in my cake; I know they make delicious cakes. Eggless cakes are not my forte, I don’t like the taste. On the other hand my kids are fan of chocolate and you can tempt them with chocolate cakes, brownies, cookies etc. Without chocolate they don’t even take look so I know I need to make a small cake. So I made 8x8 inch pan snack compared to original recipe.
Hubby you can put him in a TV taste tester group, because he will try only one slice and give his opinion. He told me it is delicious. So I am the only one to finish entire carrot snack cake. So I shared few slices with my neighbor and he liked it. So I got another person to try my baking adventures. That is big win on my side. My kids tried the cream cheese frosting part and were happy with that.
This carrot snack cake is actually carrot cake baked in square pan and served as bite sizes pieces that part I liked it. If you are planning for a party double the recipe, you can even substitute half of the flour with whole wheat flour. I didn’t do that.
Give it try if you looking to serve a party or potluck bite size cakes, it won’t disappoint you.
Delicious carrot snack cake goes well as bite size treats
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ +⅛ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ¼ cups shredded carrots (3)
- ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 4 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 11/2 tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk eggs, oil, brown sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla until combined.
- Whisk in flours, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, and nutmeg until combined.
- Stir in carrots and walnuts into the mixture.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake about 23 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack. Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting.
- In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and butter and powdered sugar;
- mix until medium speed until beat on low until combined. Stir in orange zest.
Notes
Author: Swathi( Ambujom Saraswathy)
Recipe adapted from here
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Hadia says
One of my favorite cakes and yours Looks heavenly, Swathi. Pinning, tweeting and sharing on yummly
Rafeeda@The Big Sweet Tooth says
I totally love carrot cakes! Always reminds me of umma... she would only make carrot cake all the time... this one is really good, a little different from how she makes... I will pin this up and try it sometime later, when I am able to have eggs back... 🙂
Suja Manoj says
Looks so yummy and love the texture
Winnie says
wonderful cake!!
Carrot cake is one of our favorite cakes! Even my little nephews love it
I like the soft texture of your cake
Kushi says
Love the recipe. Cake looks so moist and delicious!
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kithcen says
Nothing can beat a slice of cinnamon infused cake! Loved the frosting here!
Poornima says
Oh I would finish an entire cake if u give me this one! Don't understand why you would even share it! 😛 anyway, I never bothered to try carrot cake and actually don't know why.. but this post made me give it a thought.. looks so yummy.. and that Frosting, delicious!
seenasfoodbasket says
Oh! though it is a snack, looks like a cake!! It came out superb Swathi.. The picture says it all.. 🙂
beena says
Yummy cake . Will try