sourdough carrot cake

Name: Sourdough Carrot Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup(s) active sourdough starter; 1 1/2 cup(s) seal of minnesota flour; 1 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 3/4 cup(s) crushed pineapple undrained; 2 tablespoon(s) milk powder; 3 cup(s) carrots, grated; 2 tablespoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 2 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon(s) table salt; 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 1 cup(s) orange juice

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Cheryl Rogers

bardstown, KY

Updated on Apr 19, 2015

This recipe is a combination of recipes to get that perfectly moist cake carrot texture I get from bakeries. It has taken me years to perfect this recipe but worth the wait. In fact, I've had coworkers pay me to make this cake for them. Now I have people begging me for the recipe. So here it is... NOTE: the flavor is enhanced by the sourdough and the moistness is retained by the powdered milk. Enjoy!

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prep time 40 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 20 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup active sourdough starter
1 1/2 cups seal of minnesota flour
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup crushed pineapple undrained
2 tablespoons milk powder
3 cups carrots, grated
2 tablespoons cinnamon, ground
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon table salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup orange juice

How To Make sourdough carrot cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375

Step 2

Beat together both sugars, oil and starter until smooth. Then add eggs, powdered milk, 1/2 cup - 1 cup of orange juice and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Then add next ingredients one at a time. Both flours, pineapple, cinnamon, soda, salt and nuts.
Step 3

Mix until the nuts are evenly distributed but making sure not to overwork the batter.
Step 4

Spray cupcake pans or cake pan with Pam nonstick spray. Pour or scoop batter into pans until approx 3/4 full. Bake cupcakes approx 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cakes will take about 15 to 20 minutes longer. Let cakes cool before removing from pans. Frost with cream cheese frosting recipe below.
Step 5

Cream Cheese frosting: Combine with mixer, 8oz cream cheese, 1/2 stick butter, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 plus cups confectioners sugar until frosting is thick and creamy.
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