Best Citrus Carrot Cake Recipes

CITRUS-GLAZED PUMPKIN-CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 14-cup angel-food cake pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl as needed. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and pumpkin puree. With mixer on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with 2 additions pumpkin mixture. Scrape down bowl as needed. Fold in carrots and walnuts.
• Spread batter into pan, using a small spatula to fill any air pockets. Smooth top and firmly tap pan on a flat surface several times to remove air bubbles.
• Bake until a wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 70 to 75 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove cake from pan. To serve, spoon glaze over top.

CITRUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Stir together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugars. Beat in the eggs, and then the citrus peels and juices. Stir in the carrots. Beat the flour mixture into the carrot mixture. Stir in the walnuts and raisins. Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees) for about 90 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Transfer to a rack to cool.

CITRUS GLAZE FOR PUMPKIN-CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together sugar, lemon and orange juices, and salt. Thin with additional juice if necessary (glaze should be consistency of heavy cream).

CITRUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE INSTRUCTIONS: Stir together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugars.
• Beat in the eggs, and then the citrus peels and juices.
• Stir in the carrots.
• Beat the flour mixture into the carrot mixture.
• Stir in the walnuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 90 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.
• FROSTING INSTRUCTIONS: Beat cream cheese, adding butter, orange rind, and vanilla.
• Add powdered sugar in thirds, beating.
• Frost cake, top with nuts.

CITRUS-GLAZED PUMPKIN-CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 14-cup angel-food cake pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl as needed. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and pumpkin puree. With mixer on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions pumpkin mixture. Scrape down bowl as needed. Fold in carrots and walnuts.
• Spread batter into pan, using a small spatula to fill any air pockets. Smooth top and firmly tap pan on a flat surface several times to remove air bubbles.
• Bake until a wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 70 to 75 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove cake from pan. To serve, spoon glaze over top.