Birthday Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Cointreau Carrots (Tyler Florence) Recipe

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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a jelly roll pan and line with parchment. Set aside.
  2. Take the carrots and chop into large pieces, then mince in a food processor until you have a fine texture. Drain pineapple and finely chop walnuts. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder and spices together. In a separate bowl mix buttermilk, molasses, eggs, vegetable oil and dark brown sugar together.
  3. Now combine wet and dry ingredients together to make a batter then fold in the carrots, pineapple and walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until cake is set and springs back when gently pressed in the middle. Remove the pan from the oven and allow cake to cool on a rack while you prepare the frosting and cointreau carrots (recipes below). Once the cake has cooled, cut into three rectangles by cutting the cake lengthwise twice. Stack the cake up into three tiers with cream cheese frosting in between each layer. Frost the outside of the entire finished cake - smoothing off the edges and corners (an offset spatula works well). Top with Cointreau carrot rounds and drizzle a little of the syrup on top as well.
  4. Cream Cheese Frosting:
  5. Using a kitchen mixer, combine cream cheese and butter until blended and you have a smooth, light texture. Add the vanilla, lemon zest and powdered sugar and beat until combined. Continue to beat until smooth and glossy - about 7 minutes.
  6. Cointreau Carrots:
  7. Slice carrot up into rounds. Add carrot, butter, sugar, cointreau and salt to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and reduce until syrupy - about 5 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 23990.1 Kcal (100442 kJ)
Calories from fat 9663.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1073.74g 1652%
Cholesterol 2376.03mg 792%
Sodium 12102.46mg 504%
Potassium 20651.58mg 439%
Total Carbs 1568.99g 523%
Sugars 990.46g 3962%
Dietary Fiber 25.51g 102%
Protein 210.35g 421%
Vitamin C 26.1mg 43%
Vitamin A 5.4mg 179%
Iron 18mg 100%
Calcium 2683.8mg 268%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 397.94 Kcal (1666 kJ)
Calories from fat 160.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.81g 1652%
Cholesterol 39.41mg 792%
Sodium 200.75mg 504%
Potassium 342.56mg 439%
Total Carbs 26.03g 523%
Sugars 16.43g 3962%
Dietary Fiber 0.42g 102%
Protein 3.49g 421%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 43%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 179%
Iron 0.3mg 100%
Calcium 44.5mg 268%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 568.5
    Points
  • 464
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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