Cream Cheese Stuffed Carrot Cake with Orange Glaze

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups peeled and grated carrots
• Dry Ingredients
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped (I use my food processor)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Wet ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt (regular or lowfat)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons orange extract
• Cream Cheese Filling
• 8 oz full fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Orange Cream Cheese Glaze
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• Optional Decorative Garnishes
• roasted pecans, roughly chopped
• orange zest

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Butter and flour a 10” bundt cake pan (or use nonstick-spray with flour in it). Set aside.**
• To make the Cream Cheese Filling, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in remaining Filling Ingredients until smooth. Set Aside.
• In a large bowl, mix all of the Dry Ingredients together. In a separate bowl, gently whisk eggs then stir in remaining Wet Ingredients just until combined. Don't overmix.
• Stir Wet Ingredients into Dry Ingredients just until moistened, then stir in 2 1/2 cups grated carrots until evenly combined (I use my clean hands to stir in the carrots).
• Spoon 3 cups batter into prepared bundt cake pan. Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over batter and gently smooth, but do not touch the sides of the pan. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 45 minutes, cover with foil then reduce heat to 325 and bake an additional 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• To make the Orange Cream Cheese Glaze, using an electric mixer, cream together all of the Glaze ingredients EXCEPT the powdered sugar on medium speed for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth. Add sifted powdered sugar and beat until very smooth, scraping down sides as needed. Place the frosting in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes before using.
• When cake has cooled, drizzle Glaze over cake or individual servings, whisking in additional orange juice/milk if Glaze has become too thick upon standing.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

RECIPE NOTES

• *To easily shred carrots, use the grater on your food processor. If you don't have the grater blade, you can also finely chop in your food processor.
• **When "flouring" my pan, I use cocoa powder instead of flour because the cake is brown.
• ***Your cream cheese layer may not be as thick as the picture all the way around - I chose the thickest slice 🙂

RECIPES ADAPTED FROM https://carlsbadcravings.com/cream-cheese-stuffed-carrot-cake-with-orange-glaze/ THANKS.

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