Carrot cake with cherry filling

Follow this recipe for a juicy carrot cake with walnuts and spices. Just perfect with cream cheese frosting and cherry filling!
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Carrot cake with cherry filling

Ingredients

Dough
walnuts
200g
7oz
0.80cup
13.40tbsp
butter
13g
0.46oz
0.87tbsp
salt
0.25tsp
carrots
400g
14oz
1.60cup
26.80tbsp
flour
300g
10.50oz
1.20cup
20tbsp
baking powder
2tsp
cinnamon
1tsp
nutmeg
0.25tsp
cloves
0.25tsp
eggs
4pc
sugar
380g
13.30oz
1.52cup
25.46tbsp
vegetable oil
220g
7.44fl oz
Cherry filling
pitted cherries
180g
6.30oz
0.72cup
12tbsp
sugar
60g
2.10oz
4tbsp
cinnamon
pinch
corn starch
12g
0.42oz
0.80tbsp
water
24g
0.81fl oz
Frosting
cream cheese
500g
17.50oz
2cup
33.50tbsp
33% cream
200g
6.76fl oz
powdered sugar
85g
2.98oz
0.34cup
5.70tbsp

Method

Author: This is the very first carrot cake I've ever baked. I loved it immediately! Can you imagine what it's like to hit the bull's-eye right off the bat? I didn't realize it at the time, of course - I had a long way to go of carrot cakes to be finally convinced - it was love from the first bite!

Dough

  • Bake walnuts in the oven at 320F | 160C for about 15 minutes, they should give off the flavor. Take them out and combine with butter and salt. Let cool, then chop the nuts coarsely.
  • Peel and grate carrots on a fine grater.
  • Mix and sift flour, baking powder, and spices.
  • Separately combine eggs, sugar, and butter, mix well.
  • Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, then add the carrots and nuts.
  • Pour the batter into two 18 cm | 7 inches molds and bake in a preheated to 356F | 180C oven for about 30-35 minutes. Check if it is ready with a toothpick.

Cherry filling

  • Combine the cherries with sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring from time to time. Reduce the heat and add the cinnamon.
  • Dissolve the corn starch in water and add the cherries in a trickle, continuing to stir. Cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes more.
  • Remove from the stove, pour into a bowl, cover with cling film, and cool.

Frosting

  • Combine the cold ingredients and whisk on medium speed for approx 1 minute. Gradually increase the speed to maximum and whip for 3-5 minutes more until the mass thickens.

Assembling

  • Assemble the cake as follows: cake layer - frosting - frosting dam + cherry filling in the middle - cake layer - frosting - cake layer - frosting - frosting dam + cherry filling in the middle - cake layer.
  • Cover with any kind of icing. The author used buttercream.