Best Spicy Carrot Cake Recipes

SPICY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt® pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the cake mix, tomato soup, water, eggs, canola oil, carrot, and pecans until the mixture forms a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Invert the pan and turn the cake out onto a cooling rack; cool to room temperature.
• In a bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar with lemon juice until smooth; drizzle glaze over cake.

BLUE CORN TORTILLA CRUSTED CRAB CAKE IN SPICY CARROT-MANGO BROTH AND MANGO-GREEN ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Carrot Mango Broth: Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan and boil over high heat until reduced by 1/2. Strain and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Crab cake: In a skillet over low to medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and saute the onion and jalapenos until translucent. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the crab, onion mixture, horseradish, mustard, creme fraiche, egg and salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate, covered for 1 hour or up to 1 day. Form the chilled crab mixture into 12 (2-inch) patties 1/2-inch thick and dredge in the corn chips. Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry the cakes for about 3 minutes on each side, or until crusty and lightly browned. Ladle some of the carrot-mango broth into medium shallow bowls. Place 2 crab cakes in the bowl and garnish with green onion and serve with mango relish.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.

SPICY CARROT-CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, salt and allspice, set aside.
• In large bowl, using wire whisk, beat oil, brown sugar and eggs until well blended about 1 minute.
• Stir in shredded carrots, pineapple and flour mixture until just blended.
• Spread batter evenly in pan.
• For topping: in small bowl, using wire whisk, beat together cream cheese, sugar and flour until creamy.
• Add egg and lemon juice; beat well.
• Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese filling onto batter in a random pattern.
• Using a table knife, cut through the mixture to create a marbled effect.
• Bake 25 minutes or until top is set and edges pull away from sides of pan.
• Transfer pan to wire rack and cool completely.
• Cut into 32 bars.

SPICY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 with rack in middle position. Grease a pan with shortening.
• Wash, peel, and grate carrots, set aside.
• In a good-sized mixing bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, oil, shortening and vanilla till smooth.
• Put flour on top of egg mixture, with leavening, salt and spices. Beat with a whip to combine.
• Add grated carrots.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes. The center of the cake may still be a little soft, but it will test done. Cool on a rack and frost.
• For frosting: beat all ingredients till smooth.