carrot cake with marmalade cream cheese frosting

Name: Carrot Cake with Marmalade Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 4 large eggs; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/2 cup(s) orange marmalade; 1/2 cup(s) orange juice; 3 cup(s) lightly packed grated peeled carrots; 3/4 cup(s) chopped toasted walnuts; ## FROSTING INGREDIENTS; 4 - 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature; 2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup(s) orange marmalade; 6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter at room temperature; 2 teaspoon(s) orange peel, grated; 1/4 cup(s) finely chopped toasted walnuts

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sue davis

wichita falls, TX

Updated on Apr 12, 2010

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Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup orange juice
3 cups lightly packed grated peeled carrots
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
FROSTING INGREDIENTS
4 - 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup orange marmalade
6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
2 teaspoons orange peel, grated
1/4 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts

How To Make carrot cake with marmalade cream cheese frosting

Step 1

For cake preheat oven to 350.

Step 2

Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides.
Step 3

Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl.
Step 4

Beat eggs, oil, sugars, marmalade and juice in large bowl until blended.
Step 5

Stir in dry ingredients.
Step 6

Fold in carrots and nuts.
Step 7

Divide batter between cake pans.
Step 8

Bake until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
Step 9

Transfer cakes to racks; cool 15 minutes.
Step 10

Turn out cakes onto racks; cool completely.
Step 11

For frosting, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
Step 12

Add 3/4 cup marmalade, butter and orange peel and beat just until smooth.
Step 13

If necessary, cover and chill until firm enough to spread.
Step 14

Place 1 cake on plate.
Step 15

Spread with 1/4 cup marmalade.
Step 16

Spread 1 cup frosting over.
Step 17

Top with second cake.
Step 18

Spoon 2 cups frosting into pastry bag fitted with large star tip.
Step 19

Spread remaining frosting smoothly over top and sides of cake.
Step 20

Pipe frosting in 4 parallel lines atop cake in opposite direction, forming lattice.
Step 21

Press 1 cup nuts onto sides of cake. Pipe ring of frosting around top edge of cake.
Step 22

Stir 1/4 cup marmalade to loosen; spoon some into 1 row of lattice diamonds.
Step 23

Spoon some remaining nuts into next row of diamonds.
Step 24

Repeat, alternating marmalade and nuts, filling rows completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill.)
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