My carrot cake's SECRET INGREDIENT is caramelized carrot puree 🥕

Caramelized + fresh carrots topped w/ stable cream cheese frosting - make this cake for someone you love 🧡 We'll go through every step on how to prepare and bake a carrot layer cake, which can be modified to include add-ins like raisins and nuts or just plain with shredded carrots. And of course, I'll be using my awesome buttercream cheese frosting, which is stable enough to hold up this 8 inch cake and give us smooth sides and piping.

The Cakeculator:
Choose: "Carrot Lover's" for the cake flavor

Written recipe for 8 inch, 3 layer carrot cake:

Buttercream Cheese Frosting Video:

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Prepping the carrots
01:45 What does it mean when we say a vegetable is sweet?
02:40 Brix Percentage / How to quantify sweetness or sugar in produce
03:17 How to make a caramelized carrot puree
04:10 Making the carrot cake batter
06:38 How to know when carrot cake is done | How to store cakes at room temperature
07:34 Assembly and decorating of carrot cake with cream cheese frostin
07:51 How to pipe a vintage style on a cake | What tips to use for decorative borders
08:12 Finished cake

🌈 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
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Ateco 867
Ateco 32
Wilton 1M
Wilton 16
Wilton 352
Large Piping Bags
Turntable
Kitchen Scale

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Happy baking, friends ♥️
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[kathleenstoin]

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[forrest_ation]

I can't tell you the joy I feel as a professional pastry chef to have the science broken down for me. What a priceless gift thank you so so much

[BluuBird]

In addition to sharing these amazing recipes and all your vast baking knowledge with us, I just wanted to say a *big* thanks for doing the opposite of clickbaiting. I'm sure many other channels would've put "YOU WON'T GUESS THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO THIS AMAZING CARROT CAKE" or something in the title.

Meanwhile you give away your really creative approach to this cake in the thumbnail. Thank you for respecting our time and always being concise, well-researched and helpful when problems arise. You rock ❤

[erikaboosh]

I love that you explain the baking science. It helps me a lot!

[aives]

My husband loves carrot cake and he just asked me to make him one for his birthday. He’s super picky though, no nuts, raisins, pineapple… and I just sat and sat, thinking of a way to elevate just carrots… and I imagined caramelized carrots for carrot cake. Then I thought, maybe somebody already came up with that idea and of course when I looked it up, it had to be you!!! Thank you, I’m going to test this out. I rave to my husband about your recipes all the time and tell him how you really be validating some of the random ideas I have.

[jeannewinslow]

This carrot cake is our family favorite. I made it for a large birthday event and the chef at the venue sent his assistant out to tell me how impressed he was with the flavor. Rich but not heavy - Outstanding! Thank you so much for sharing

[TheWalkerKJ]

I've tried this recipe today in a 6" pan and it was the best tasting carrot cake I ever tasted minus the frosting. Felt lazy to do any cream cheese frosting. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. The texture, the taste and even the colour was perfect.

[melinasparks]

THE TIMER WHILE MIXING IS SUCH A GOOD TOUCH. Your attention to detail is 👌🏾

[dimmyinthecity]

I stopped by to a say... this is the most original thing I've ever seen. You are creative, and you inspire us. I'll be putting my own spin on it, but the caramelized carrots are truly a game changer.

[CarolynnScoffield]

This is the most beautiful & delicious & devine Carrot Cake recipe that you’ll ever find! This is my new go-to recipe for Carrot Cake! That’s saying a lot, because I’ve been baking the same also favorite Carrot Cake recipe for the past 40 plus years! Will be making this one for Easter Sunday dessert!

[steviemurrell]

This is hands down the best carrot cake ever. I made this last year for my daughters 2nd birthday and its quickly became the new favorite. I just made it again last night for her upcoming 3rd birthday and so happy to share this delicious recipe with others. THANK YOU FOR CREATING AND SHARING ❤

[sarahpark]

I tried your recipe, and I LOVE it! It's got a great bounce to it and the carmelized carrot flavor was a huge hit! I'll be making this for Easter this year!

[paulacoley]

I appreciate the puréed carrot idea. I’ve done the same. I’ve even done the same with zucchini when making zucchini bread.

[mariabeltran]

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[kaydeekreitlow]

I wonder if tossing the shredded carrot with the floor mixture first would help them to not clump? Kinda like coating blueberries in flour to keep them from sinking. This looks really yummy, I might make it for my boyfriend's birthday!

[irienerd]

As a biochem nerd and a person that loves to bake this channel is everything!!!

[KLGU]

I tried your recipe and it was the best carrot cake I have ever made in my life! Thank you so much for a fabulous recipe ❤

[chloesmith]

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[violeth]

I'm trying to bake a cake for the first time by myself and I happened upon your channel while looking for recipes. I really enjoy and appreciate the effort you put into explaining the exact science behind your processes; I find it mentally stimulating and fun haha 😄 thank you so much!! I will try to make this for my birthday later this week :)

[ayarahimi]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE OMG CARROT CAKE IS ONE OF MY FAVS !