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"Mom messed up my birthday cake" Cardamom-Spiced Carrot Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
14 ingredients
1 double-layer 8-inch cake (10 to 12 servings)
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1325
Calories
49g
Protein
66g
Fat
132g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Duck | 100g cooked with skin | 337 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (I used a "white" whole wheat as it is what I had on hand)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (used 3 tsp to try to counteract the heaviness of the whole wheat flour)
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (1 1/2 tsp due to flour)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature (used duck eggs)
- 2 cups granulated sugar (used demerrera sugar)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup well-shaken low-fat buttermilk (used 1 cup buttermilk substitute)
- 1 pounds carrots, grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 6 cups)
- 2 "Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting":/recipes/10697 recipes
- fresh ginger, about a one inch piece finely chopped
Directions
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By chow ·
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