CARROT CAKE WITH LIME MASCARPONE ICING

Carrot Cake with Lime Mascarpone Icing image

This delicious recipe is courtesy of Jamie Oliver and can be found in his cookbook, "Cook with Jamie."

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
2 cups light-brown sugar
5 large eggs, separated
Zest and juice of 1 orange
1 slightly heaped teaspoon baking powder
1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup ground almonds
4 ounces shelled walnuts, chopped, plus more for garnish
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
10 ounces carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
Sea salt
4 ounces mascarpone cheese
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 scant cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
Zest and juice of two limes

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-2-inch square baking pan and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, pulsing after each addition. Add orange zest and juice; pulse to combine. Add baking powder; pulse to combine. Add cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger; pulse until mixture is well combined.
In a large bowl whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Gently fold in almonds, walnuts, flour, and carrots; fold cake mixture into egg white mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cake cool in the pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
In a medium bowl, mix together mascarpone, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and lime zest and juice. Spread mixture over top of cooled cake and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

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Nasra Mohamed

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This carrot cake was delicious! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the icing was tangy and sweet. I will definitely be making this again.

King Gaming FF

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This carrot cake was so good! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the icing was tangy and sweet. I will definitely be making this again.

R V

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I made this cake for my birthday and it was a hit! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the icing was tangy and sweet. I will definitely be making this again.

Baldev Shah

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This carrot cake was delicious! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the icing was tangy and sweet. I will definitely be making this again.

taimur Khan

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I made this cake for my family and they loved it! The cake was so moist and the icing was the perfect amount of sweetness. I will definitely be making this again.

Chidubem Joel

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This carrot cake with lime mascarpone icing turned out amazing. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the icing was tangy and sweet. I will definitely be making this again.

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