Carrot Cake Fit for a Czar … Or Just You and Me - Biscayne Times

Carrot Cake Fit for a Czar … Or Just You and Me - Biscayne Times

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The exact written recipe for my Aunt Zina’s original carrot cake became a purple Rorschach test when I lost a few recipes – including that one – in transit from an old studio kitchen to my new...

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  • Chef Sid
  • Aunt Zina
  • carrot cake
  • Sid Hoeltzell
  • anchovy paste
  • South Florida
  • Biscayne Times Contributor
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar (I'm averse to the white stuff)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 cups freshly grated baby carrots (that's about a 1-pound bag)
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cups honey
  • 8 ounces chopped walnuts, divided

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