Chocolate Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready In: 45 Minutes

Servings: 12

This cake is incredible. The carrots keep it very most and the chocolate, honey and coffee make it so rich and tasty. This is always gobbled right up when I bake it for famiy or friends. Enjoy.

Ingredients:

2-1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1-1/3 cup unbleached white flour

2/3 cup unsweetened coca powder

1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs room temperature

1-1/4 cup honey

2/3 cup unsalted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

finely grated zest of 1 lemon

3/4 cup buttermilk room temperature

1-1/2 cups grated carrots

chocolate cream cheese frosting

1/2 cup butter room temperature

1-1/2 cup neufchatel cheese softened

3/4 cup maple syrup

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons instant coffee

1 tablespoon rum

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Melt chocolate in a double boiler then set aside to cool.
3. In bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. In a separate bowl beat eggs then add honey and beat until light.
5. Add butter to eggs and beat well then stir in vanilla and lemon zest.
6. Add cooled chocolate and mix well.
7. Stir in buttermilk then dry ingredients just until combined then stir in grated carrots.
8. Pour batter into two buttered and floured cake pans and bake for 40 minutes.
9. Let cool before taking out of pans then cool completely and frost.
10. To make frosting beat butter then add cream cheese and beat until creamy.
11. Add syrup and beat again then add cocoa, coffee and rum and beat until well combined.

By RecipeOfHealth.com