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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.
Course Cakes
Cuisine International
Keyword orange cake, orange carrot Upside Down Cake, orange upside down cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
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.