"Carrot Custard Cake With Custard Frosting"

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"Carrot Custard Cake With Custard Frosting"

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :30 Min

Cook Time : 50 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 20 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 8
  • INGREDIENTS Required For Cake :- 1/2 cup butter, softened


  • 1 cup sugar


  • 1 cup milk, room temperature


  • 1 tsp vinegar


  • 1 tsp vanilla extract


  • 1½ cup maida / plain flour


  • 1/2 cup custard powder


  • 1/2 tsp baking soda


  • 1 tsp baking powder


  • 1 red carrot grated (squeeze the liquid and then put inside)


  • INGREDIENTS Required For Custard Frosting :- 600 ml Milk


  • 100 ml Fresh cream , (I used amul cream)


  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract


  • 50 grams Caster Sugar


  • 2 tablespoons Corn flour

Directions

  • Method of making cake :- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar.
  • beat smooth and fluffy till the butter and sugar combine well.
  • now add 1 cup milk, 1 tsp vinegar and 1 tsp vanilla extract. mix well.
  • now add grated red carrots to it. mix well.
  • sieve 1½ cup maida, ½ cup custard powder, ½ tsp baking soda and 1 tsp baking powder.
  • mix well using cut and fold method.
  • transfer the cake batter into the round cake mould and bake at 150 degree celsius for 50 minutes.
  • Method of custard frosting :- In a large saucepan; stir in the milk, cream, cornflour and vanilla. Make sure the corn flour has dissolved completely.
  • Turn the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil while stirring continuously.
  • Once the custard mixture comes to a boil ,turn the heat to low. Add the castor sugar to the simmering custard mixture. Keep whisking it until the mixture thickens. Make sure you keep stirring continuously so no lumps form.
  • Once the milk mixture has thickened, continue to stir for few more minutes and turn off the heat. The vanilla custard is ready.
  • Keep aside till it reaches to Luke warm consistency
  • Method of Decorating Cake :- Cut the cake in three layers
  • Put sugar water syrup 2 tablespoon in each layer
  • Put spoonful of custard
  • Repeat 3 times and cover the cake all over nicely with custard
  • Keep in Refrigerator/fridge for sometime to set
  • Once the custard is set on cake
  • Make small carrots using fondant material and place on top of cake (Note for fondant - material required is white fondant, red colour, green colour and cornflour, mix fondant along with colours separately, roll in cornflour and make small carrots.)