Carrot Cake With Chocolate Ganache / Eggless Carrot Cake With Chocolate Ganache

Wishing Everyone a very Happy Christmas!!! Most of u might be busy in preparing for Christmas Celebration - Baking, Decorating house and cooking for your guests this n that. Me too really loved this year's all festival/special occasion, Yup i cooked few recipes for Diwali & Bakes some cookies n cakes for Christmas and enjoyed eating it with my family :)

Final post on my Christmas recipes, i wanted to share few cookies recipes but becoz of my laziness i couldn't make it in time but sure will try to share here in future. Today's recipe is an Eggless Carrot Cake with chocolate glaze/Ganache. I have already posted the Eggless Carrot cake - Microwave version and this cake from my dear friend Sobha's recipe. So soft, moist and delicious cake and a best recipe ever. Generally Carrot Cake is topped with Cream cheese Frosting or it is served as such. First i thought to bake it as a plain cake with some nuts n raisins. But my lil' one wanted the cake with some cream/frosting. So for a change I paired this Carrot cake with Chocolate Ganache and the recipe is from Joy of Baking. Both are very simple recipe and easy to make.

Ingredients
For Eggless Carrot Cake

1. All Purpose Flour           1 cup
2. Whole Wheat Flour         1/2 cup
3. Sugar                             1/2 cup
4. Baking Soda                  1 tsp
5. Baking Powder              1/2 tsp
6. Salt                               a generous pinch(optional, i added)
7. Ground Cinnamon      1 tsp
8. Grated Carrot             1 and 1/2 cup
9. Yogurt                        3/4 cup
10. Oil                             1/2 cup ( i used Extra light olive oil)
11. Vanilla                       2 tsp

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line 9" round cake with parchment paper and grease baking spray and keep aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and  then add sugar and combine everything well.

• To this add grated carrots and stir.
• In another mixing bowl, add beaten yogurt, oil and vanilla essence stir and add it to the dry ingredient/flour  mixture and mix everything well.

• Then pour the batter to the lined/greased cake pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean.
• Once done, remove from oven and cool in wire rack and then top with glaze or any desired frosting.

For Chocolate Ganache

1. Semi sweet chocolate/Chocolate chips      6 oz or 1 cup
2. Heavy Whipping Cream                             3/4 cup
3. Unsalted Butter                                           1 tbsp

Method

• Add chocolate chips cream, and butter in a heatproof bowl. 
• Place over a saucepan of simmering water and melt until smooth. 

• Remove from heat and let stand at room temperature until it is of pouring consistency. 
• Then pour the frosting over the cooled cake. Let stand until frosting has thickened.
• After that slice and serve!

Notes:
Chocolate Ganache topping is optional, this can be served without topping/frosting.
To the prepared cake batter, u can also stir in with some chopped nuts, dry fruits or raisins.
As i have used 1/2 cup whole wheat four, i felt the dough bit thick, so added 1/4 cup warm water to get the right consistency.
I poured only 3/4 of the prepared ganache and sprinkled with some edible flowered sprinkles.


Sending it to Deepthi's Christmas Food Fair Event.