Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray or butter (For greasing the pan)
• 1.333 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Ground cardamom
• 1 tsp Kosher salt (Such as Diamond Crystal)
• 0.25 tsp Baking soda
• 5 medium Carrots (About 10 ounces; peeled and roughly chopped, about 2 cups)
• 1 cup Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup Granulated sugar
• 2 Large eggs (At room temperature)
• 0.25 cup Orange (Zested and juiced; provides ¼ cup juice)
• Powdered sugar (For serving)

Steps

1. 1

   Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan, cake pan, or cast-iron skillet with nonstick cooking spray or butter. Line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ground cardamom, kosher salt, and baking soda. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and set the bowl aside.

3. 3

   Peel and roughly chop the carrots, then place them in a blender.

4. 4

   Add the olive oil, granulated sugar, eggs, orange zest, and orange juice to the blender with the carrots. Blend until smooth.

5. 5

   Pour the blended carrot mixture into the well in the dry ingredients.

6. 6

   Starting in the center, use a whisk to slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the blended ingredients. Continue until no visible flour remains.

7. 7

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

8. 8

   Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and immediately place the cake on the middle rack.

9. 9

   Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

10. 10

    Let the cake cool on a wire rack for about 1 hour.

11. 11

    Remove the cooled cake from the pan. Before serving, dust it with powdered sugar.

Notes

The structured recipe data lists a total time of 1 hour 50 minutes, including approximately 1 hour of cooling. The source also describes the cake as lighter and brighter than classic carrot cake because the carrots, rather than being grated, are blended with the wet ingredients.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• baked
• Italian-inspired
• vegetarian
• quick-prep
• olive-oil cake
• fall