Carrot orange cake is a moist and fluffy tea time cake recipe. It is a tasty cake with the goodness of fresh carrots and a nice citrusy flavor of orange and orange zest, perfect for any occasion.
About carrot orange cake
Carrot orange cake is best served with a hot cup of tea at snack time or even at breakfast time. Orange carrot cake is very healthy as the ingredients used are wholesome we have used whole wheat flour, carrot, freshly squeezed orange juice, and nuts. It is mildly sweet and low in fat content.
How to make eggless carrot cake at home
Carrot orange cake is an easy recipe in which first we mix wet ingredients in a bowl and shift dry ingredients in another bowl. Then add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix them gently and transfer to a greased loaf pan and bake. It hardly takes one hour from start to end.
Bake this healthy and delicious orange carrot cake for your friends and family and enjoy. I will assure you it becomes a favorite for everyone.
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Let’s see the step by step preparation of this tea time orange carrot cake recipe
1. Preheat oven at 180 Degrees C or 350 Degree F. Grease the loaf pan and lined with parchment paper, keep aside.
2. Take a mixing bowl, add curd, sugar, oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Whisk them together for 2-3 minutes. Put it aside.
3. After that, take another bowl, put a sieve on it and sift whole wheat flour, fine suji, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix all together well.
4. Now start adding dry ingredients into the wet ingredient in batches and mix. In the last batch of the dry mixture, add grated carrots and fold it with the batter.
5. The batter should be a thick consistency.
6. Now transfer the batter into the greased loaf pan, sprinkle some chopped nuts and place in the preheated oven. Bake it for 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
7. Let the cake cool in the loaf pan for 4-5 minutes, then remove it on the cooling rack and cool it completely.
8. Cut into pieces and serve with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
9. Leftover cake store in an airtight container it stays good for 1-2 days at room temperature and up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Serving Suggestions
Carrot orange cake is best to serve at breakfast time with a cup of milk. It is also enjoyed as a snack with a cup of hot tea or coffee or as a after meal dessert.
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Tips and tricks
- Use freshly squeezed orange juice for the best flavor.
- Always Sift the dry ingredients before adding to the dry ingredients to get the fluffy cake.
- Coat the carrots with a little dry flour mixture so they can distribute evenly in the cake batter.
- Once the cake is baked do not leave it longer in the cake pan, remove it to the cooling rack to cool completely.
- Cake batter should be thick because carrots also release water while baking, and the extra moisture makes the cake soggy.
- To make it more healthier white sugar can be replaced with brown sugar
Recipe card for Carrot orange cake | healthy cake recipe
Carrot orange cake | healthy cake recipe
Ingredients
- 150 gm Whole Wheat Flour
- 30 gm Fine Suji
- 80 gm Powdered sugar
- ½ cup Thick curd
- 1 cup Grated carrots
- ⅓ cup Orange juice
- ⅓ Cup Oil
- 1 tsp Orange zest
- 1.5 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 180 Degrees C or 350 Degree F. Grease the loaf pan and keep aside.
- Take a mixing bowl, add curd, sugar, oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Whisk them together for 2-3 minutes. Put it aside.
- Then take another bowl, put a sieve on it and sift whole wheat flour, fine suji, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix all together well.
- Now start adding dry ingredients into the wet ingredient in batches and mix. In the last batch of the dry mixture, add grated carrots and fold it with the batter.
- The batter should be a thick consistency.
- Transfer the batter into the greased loaf pan, sprinkle some chopped nuts and place in the preheated oven. Bake it for 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the loaf pan for 4-5 minutes, then remove it on the cooling rack and cool it completely.
- Cut into pieces and serve with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
- Leftover cake store in an airtight container it stays good for 2-3 days at room temperature and up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
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Simple, easy and healthy recipe.
Thank you monika!