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This delicious Orange-Carrot upside down cake is perfectly moist and delightful, made with lots of fresh carrots and oranges.

Flavoured with spices like Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, each bite  of this cake is bursting with warm flavors.

Moreover, it’s so easy to make and perfect for rainy days or for Christmas.

You’ll be amazed when this cake pops out of the mold fully decorated with candied oranges looking stunning, and ready to eat!

More fruity cake recipes

As I love to use fruits in my bakes this Eggless orange cake and orange cranberry pound cake is one of my favourite along with –

Eggless banana walnut bread

Banana Chocolate cake

Mango semolina cake

Banana chocolate mug cake

Eggless fresh strawberry muffins

Mango mini tarts (eggless)

Eggless easy Blueberry muffins

Also, you may would want to try my Best egg free cake recipes collection.

Is it compulsory to use a rectangular pan for this Orange-Carrot Upside Down Cake?

Not necessarily. For this recipe, I used 8″x8″ baking pan, but you could definitely use a round 9″ cake pan as well. However the bake time will be similar.

Make sure to use a piece of parchment paper at the bottom, with the edges overhanging the sides of the baking pan. This will make much easier when you go to flip the cake!

How to store the cake?

You may store this at room temperature, in an air tight container for upto 2 days, and then move the cake to the refrigerator, if any leftovers !

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Orange-Carrot upside down cake

This delicious Orange-Carrot upside down cake is perfectly moist and delightful, made with lots of fresh carrots and oranges.Flavoured with spices like Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, each bite  of this cake is bursting with warm flavors.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time50 minutes mins

Course: Cakes

Cuisine: International

Keyword: orange cake, orange carrot Upside Down Cake, orange upside down cake

Servings: 1 8×8 inch Square cake and 3 cake bowls

Author: Lata Lala

Ingredients

To prepare candied orange slices

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 Oranges

For cake batter

• 2 oranges
• 2 cups grated carrots about 2 large carrots
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup of oil
• 1 and 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of walnuts
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 tbsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tbsp ginger or 1 tbsp of gingerbread spice
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/3 teaspoons salt

Instructions

To prepare candied oranges slices

• Cut 2 oranges into thin slices. Boil 1 cup of water then add 3/4 cup sugar, mix, then add orange slices.
• Simmer the flame and cook for about 10-12 minutes.

For making cake batter

• In a big bowl add grated carrots. With the help of zester, zest the one orange peel and add to the grated carrots.
• Now fillet the 2 oranges and separate the soft pulpy part of it. Chop it and add to the carrots.
• Meanwhile chop the walnuts and set aside. Preheat the oven to 175°C.
• Mix and sift twice the flour, spices, baking soda, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.
• In another bowl mix oil and sugar. When sugar dissolves completely then add eggs one by one and keep mixing until everything is incorporated completely.
• Pour these wet ingredients over the dry ingredients - mix thoroughly. Add carrots-oranges and chopped walnuts, mix again.
• Line and dust the cake pan with baking paper. Place cooked oranges first on the top of the paper. Pour the cake batter over it slowly and gradually.
• Put in a preheated oven and bake for around 50 minutes - until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Take it out from the oven and very gently turn cake upside down, so bottom part with oranges become top part now.
• Let it cool down on a wire rack. Slice it and enjoy this cake with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream to balance out the zingy flavours.

Step by step instructions and pictorial presentation to make Orange-Carrot Upside Down Cake

 For the candied oranges

Cut 2 oranges into thin slices. Boil 1 cup of water then add 3/4 cup sugar, mix, then add orange slices.

Simmer the flame and cook for about 10-12 minutes.

For making cake batter

In a big bowl add grated carrots. With the help of zester, zest the one orange peel and add to the grated carrots.

Now fillet the 2 oranges and separate the soft pulpy part of it. Chop it and add to the carrots.

Meanwhile chop the walnuts and set aside. Preheat the oven to 175°C.

Mix and sift twice the flour, spices, baking soda, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.

In another bowl mix oil and sugar. When sugar dissolves completely then add eggs one by one and keep mixing until everything is incorporated completely.

Pour these wet ingredients over the dry ingredients – mix thoroughly. Add carrots-oranges and chopped walnuts, mix again.

Line and dust the cake pan with baking paper. Place cooked (candied) oranges first on the top of the paper. Pour the cake batter over it slowly and gradually.

Put in a preheated oven and bake for around 50 minutes – until a toothpick comes out clean.

Take it out from the oven and very gently turn cake upside down, so bottom part with oranges become top part now.

Let it cool down on a wire rack. Slice it and enjoy this cake with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream to balance out the zingy flavours.

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