Jamaican Style Carrot Cake
Jamaican Style Carrot Cake
If we were to have a competition to choose Jamaica’s #1 Cake, Our Famous Carrot Cake would definitely take the spot light.
when we speak about sweet, sweet smelling, fresh and mouth watering we are speaking about carrot cake.
Authentic carrot cake is made with raw carrots, Rum, sugar, eggs, oil vanilla and plenty more spices’.
If you have a sweet tooth this carrot cake recipe is the perfect one for you.
- Prep Time30 min
- Cook Time1 hr
- Perform Time1 hr
- Total Time2 hr 30 min
- Serving Size24
- Energy415 cal
Ingredients
- 2 cups 240g all purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp all spices
- 1 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 2 cups 400g granulated sugar
- 3 and 1/2 cups grated carrots
- Rum (If Desired and the amount of your choice )
Method
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1. Preheat your oven to 325°F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking Pan .
2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, Rum, vanilla, cinnamon powder , allspices, and salt.
3.In a bowl, add eggs and whisk until lightly beaten. Add sugar and Olive oil and beat until well-mixed.
4. Add flour mixture and use a wooden spoon to stir until just mixed.
5. Add carrots and stir until evenly distributed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula to make sure all of the batter is mixed properly .
6. Pour batter into baking dish and smooth the top.
7. Bake for 1 hour, until the center of the cake looks set. A toothpick can be used in center of cake to test if its set as well.
8.Cool cake in the pan until completely cool. This can be cooled within 1 hour time.
9.Lastly slice, serve and enjoy your carrot cake.
Storing Carrot Cake
Cake can be stored covered at room temperature without frosting .However if you decide to add frosting , if it’s not going to be eaten for a couple of hours, cake should be stored covered in the refrigerator because of the cream cheese.
- 0 servings per container
- Serving Size24
- Amount per serving
- Calories415
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat10 g12.82%
- Saturated Fat1.5 g7.5%
- Sodium567 mg24.65%
- Total Carbohydrate79 g28.73%
- Protein5 g10%
- Calcium17 mg1.31%
- Iron9 mg50%
- Potassium169 mg3.6%
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)5 mg5.56%
- Magnesium2 mg0.48%
