Killer recipe for carrot cake wanted

nettles77

many thanks

Penelope_Penguin

There are loads; I'll add your question to the existing thread so that you can see them all

Penny. x

dori2o

Does anyone have a recipe for a nice icing/filling for carrot cake.

Normally I just use butter cream but it seems a bit plain. Tried one I found on the BBC food website last time but it wasn't great.

Any suggestions?

Pink.

Hi dori2o,

This thread has lots of recipes for carrot cake toppings that should help:

Killer recipe for carrot cake wanted

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

Grimbal

I always use a version of delia's frosting for carrot cake: 50:50 mascarpone to fromage frais, sweetened with sugar & a teaspoon of cinnamon

Moominmamma

Whizz together 225g of slightly softened butter, same of philadelphia and 250g of icing sugar. When it's thoroughly combined add 225g of mascarpone - you need to go easy mixing it in because if you overdo it it'll curdle! I also like to add a few teaspoons of orange oil when I add the mascaprone, but it's not essential

Waxy_Bean

Half (value) cream cheese, half (value) butter, a tiny bit of vanilla extract all whizzed up with icing sugar.

peachyprice

Waxy_Bean wrote: »

Half (value) cream cheese, half (value) butter, a tiny bit of vanilla extract all whizzed up with icing sugar.

I tried using the Sainsbury's basics cream cheese, it was disgusting, it went all watery as soon as it mixed with the icing sugar and curdled with the butter, I had to throw the whole lot away and start again.

TBH, I find using mascarpone/Philly etc makes it just too expensive, I use butter crream but mix orange zest into it just to give it a bit of oomph.

meritaten

you cream the butter and icing sugar together THEN add the cream cheese with few drops of vanilla or whatever flavouring you want.

kmiller4

Waxy_Bean wrote: »

Half (value) cream cheese, half (value) butter, a tiny bit of vanilla extract all whizzed up with icing sugar.

This is how I make mine too. Add a few drops of milk or cream if its too thick.