This easy to bake vegan carrot cake with vanilla buttercream is perfect for spring, Easter and Mother’s Day. Bursting with all the spices, nuts and sweetness y…
To make the cream cheese filling, Lightly whip the cream cheese then sieve in the icing sugar and add the vanilla extract and beat until smooth but firm. You can then add the double cream a little at a time at first and then fold in the rest. Step 7 Spread your cream cheese mixture...
As mentioned, you can either make cupcakes from scratch or from a box of Betty Crocker cake mix. You can find directions for easy cupcakes on the back of the box. We’ll show you how to make one of our five-star cupcakes from scratch—it’s easier than you think!
The very even drips look lovely but I wanted to make this as easy as possible so I've gone with the spoon method. This basically means you use a spoon to add the drip directly to the cake. Before you do this on the cake I would recommend practising by dripping the chocolate down ...
We like jelly beans and chocolate rabbits as much as anyone, but if there's one dessert that screams spring, it's carrot sheet cake. Festive and frosted tangy cream cheese icing — what's not to love? We know it's tough to compete with the elaborate layer cakes your Grandma might have...
It can be used to make a pretty ‘rose’ swirl too. If you don’t trust your buttercream piping skills, just smooth the frosting over the top of the cake with a palette or cutlery knife and dip icing-side-down into a bowl of chopped nuts or sprinkles, to completely cover the ...
I need cottage cheese to make Icing for a carrot cake, but I’m in Korea where it’s impossible to find Cottage cheese. The recipes you all give here is EXACTLY the same as for making Ricotta cheese. I used in Lasagna. I am afraid it won’t really work for my carrot cake icing,...
Grab a large amount of pink sugarpaste and roll this into a ball, then create a carrot shape as shown to make a pointed top – the bottom can then be cut off and you’ve got a perfect castle turret! Attach this to the cake and then repeat until all your turrets are in place. Now...
Yes, butter generally tastes better, but it makes the cake come out a little firmer than I like. Don't worry—there's plenty of butter in the frosting to make up for it. Should carrot cake have raisins? If you like raisins in your carrot cake, it should. And if you don't, it ...
If the carrot cake is even slightly warm, the frosting may melt, becoming a sweet slick of liquid instead of frothy frosting. Note: You can make the icing up to a week ahead of time, and store in the fridge. When ready to ice your cake, bring it to room temperature and fluff with...