Granddad's Carrot Cake
I develoed this recipe in homage to my grandfather, who loved carrot cake. I’d like to imagine he’d be so proud of this one. This cake is baked with our herbaceously sweet Rosemary Olive Oil and topped with an orange vanilla frosting. Recipe By Taylor MacDougall.
- Servings: 6
Source: saratogaoliveoil.com
Ingredients
- For Cake
- all-purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- teaspoon baking powder
- teaspoon baking soda
- teaspoon ground ginger
- teaspoon ground nutmeg
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- teaspoon Himalayan Pink Sea Salt
- brown sugar
- eggs at room temperature, beaten
- carrots, shredded finely
- Rosemary Olive Oil
- teaspoons vanilla extract
- dried apricots, chopped
- For Frosting
- unsalted butter, softened
- tablespoons orange juice
- tablespoon fresh orange zest
- confectioners' sugar
- Decorating Options
- Toasted coconut
- Chopped nuts
- Edible flowers
- Sprinkles