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Carrot Loaf Cake

Here's how you make Carrot Loaf Cake
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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup oil (neutral oil)
  • 1/4 cup apple sauce
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or less if using table salt)
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 ounces carrots (peeled and grated carrots about 1 1/2 cups, packed or 3 medium carrots)
  • FOR GLAZE
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon carrot, finely grated
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350ºF.

  • Step 2: Use pan spray or oil to grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper. Spray paper with pan spray.

  • Step 3: Whisk together the brown sugar, eggs until pale about 2 minutes.

  • Step 4: Add Oil, cinnamon, cardamom and salt and whisk together until smooth.

  • Step 5: Add flour, baking powder and baking soda and whisk into dry ingredients until a smooth batter forms.

  • Step 6: Fold in grated carrots.

  • Step 7: Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth the top. Tap pan to remove air bubbles.

  • Step 8: Bake for 50-60 minted until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

  • Step 9: Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pan.

  • Step 10: When cake is completely cook, make glaze with the lemon zest and as much of the juice needed to add to the powdered sugar and finely grated carrots so that it makes a pourable glaze.

  • Step 11: Pour glaze over cake, let stand until set. At least a few minutes before slicing and eating!

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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