sourdough carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Cheryl Rogers
bardstown, KY

This recipe is a combination of recipes to get that perfectly moist cake carrot texture I get from bakeries. It has taken me years to perfect this recipe but worth the wait. In fact, I've had coworkers pay me to make this cake for them. Now I have people begging me for the recipe. So here it is... NOTE: the flavor is enhanced by the sourdough and the moistness is retained by the powdered milk. Enjoy!

(1 rating)
yield 20 serving(s)
prep time 40 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sourdough carrot cake

  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 c
    active sourdough starter
  • 1 1/2 c
    seal of minnesota flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3/4 c
    crushed pineapple undrained
  • 2 Tbsp
    milk powder
  • 3 c
    carrots, grated
  • 2 Tbsp
    cinnamon, ground
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp
    table salt
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1 c
    orange juice

How To Make sourdough carrot cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375
  • 2
    Beat together both sugars, oil and starter until smooth. Then add eggs, powdered milk, 1/2 cup - 1 cup of orange juice and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Then add next ingredients one at a time. Both flours, pineapple, cinnamon, soda, salt and nuts.
  • 3
    Mix until the nuts are evenly distributed but making sure not to overwork the batter.
  • 4
    Spray cupcake pans or cake pan with Pam nonstick spray. Pour or scoop batter into pans until approx 3/4 full. Bake cupcakes approx 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cakes will take about 15 to 20 minutes longer. Let cakes cool before removing from pans. Frost with cream cheese frosting recipe below.
  • 5
    Cream Cheese frosting: Combine with mixer, 8oz cream cheese, 1/2 stick butter, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 plus cups confectioners sugar until frosting is thick and creamy.
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