Carrot Mini Bundt cake

Carrot Mini Bundt cake with silky cream cheese frosting is the Ultimate Carrot cake experience in a lovely Mini Bundt version! These Mini Bundt cakes have the perfect individual serving sizes and the most amazing soft, melt in your mouth texture with silky cream cheese frosting and a super easy yet decorative candied carrot finish.

My Carrot mini Bundt cake recipe is super easy and comes together in less than an hour without using tons of sugar, you will love it! This is an absolutely no fail and super moist Carrot Mini Bundt cake recipe even if you are a beginner, try it!

My Top 5 Baking Tips for home bakers

1. Read the recipe carefully including my tips and recommendations on how to avoid and fix typical issues during baking this Carrot mini Bundt cake recipe
2. Avoid using substitutes and changing the recipe unless you are aware of how to fully reformulate the recipe in order to keep the balance in texture as well as flavour. Reducing sugar, replacing egg, using ingredients not on the right temperature etc. will all have an impact on your baking
3. For consistent, happy baking experience always measure your ingredients with the help of a Digital scale. Cup measurement is provided as an indicative figure only and might be used for less complex and large batch recipes however it is not an appropriate method for more delicate, complex pastries
4. Did you know that most home ovens can significantly under or oven run? Also, oven temperature hugely drops when opening the oven door therefore it is recommended to always pre-heat the oven above the required baking temperature.
5. Temperature is so important when it comes to baking and accurate oven temperature is key, can make or break any recipe. Make sure you invest into an inexpensive Digital oven thermometer to avoid under baked, burnt, sad looking Carrot mini Bundt cakes

Important notes regarding the INGREDIENTS of this easy Carrot Mini Bundt cake recipe

For the Carrot Bundt cakes

1. Oil: this is an oil based cake (no butter) that keeps the carrot mini cakes super moist, soft and fluffy. Butter based cakes tend to harden a lot in the fridge, with oil we won’t have this issue. Use no flavour vegetable oil
2. Sugar: I am using a combination of granulated white and brown sugar. I absolutely love the brown sugar deep molasses flavour do not leave it out. If you want to learn about the different types of sugar and how to use them in baking, please read my article in here
3. Egg: Room temperature as always
4. Flour: I am using pasty flour to make this Carrot Mini Bundt cake recipe but AP works too, they are so called “soft flour” which are low on protein resulting in delicate, tender texture. If you want to be a Pro when it comes to deciding what type of flour to use in your baking, please read my article in here
5. Baking powder + Baking soda: Makes the cake tender and helps the rise
6. Salt: We always need at least a pinch of salt in any cake batter to balance the flavours
7. Spices: For this these Carrot Mini Bundt cakes I recommend a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves or simply use pumpkin spice. I have a DYI pumpkin spice recipe in here. Feel free to use any spice you prefer.
8. Carrot: Carrot will gives further moistness to the cake, I recommend to peel carrots then shred it fresh. It is a juicy, moist, wonderful addition to the cake
9. Nut: Use either walnut or pecan and it is a good idea to toast it first in the oven for a few minutes. Toasting nuts enhances their flavours. Tip.: worth to chop pecan or walnut into smaller pieces

Cream cheese Frosting

1. Cream cheese: I always use full fat Philadelphia tub when I state cream cheese in my recipes. I find it easy to cream (need to bring it to room temperature first) and very pleasant in taste. I usually beat it with a hand mixer for less than a minute, just until it becomes fluffy and increases a bit in volume. Please avoid over whipping
2. Icing sugar: Icing sugar or Powder sugar can be used to make this the frosting for these Carrot Mini Bundts, only a very small amount, no need more. See my tips below

Candied Carrot

1. Candied Carrots: You can make candied carrots by simply slicing a carrot, boiling in sugar syrup then drying it in the oven. Check my tips below

My top 4 tips regarding the technique of making this delicious Carrot Mini Bundt cake recipe

1. How to make moist Carrot Mini Bundt cakes

This Carrot Mini Bundt cake recipe is using simple ingredients that can be typically found in carrot cake: carrot, some sort of nut (walnut this time), some spices and oil instead of butter. It is an extremely moist and flavourful kind of cake batter and can be made really easily and quickly. Carrot cake is perfect to try if you are a beginner Baker!

• Prepare your mini Bundt tin eg. Silikomart Fantasy mini Bundt mould what I am using
• Pre-heat oven to 180 C / 356 F
• Ingredients must be all measures with a Digital scale
• Egg must be on room temperature
• Shred carrot fresh
• Oil, egg and the 2 different kinds of sugar should be beaten with an Electric hand mixer for only a minute or two until combined
• Sift dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, spices) before adding to the mixture
• Dry ingredients must be folded in by hand (using Rubber spatula). Do not use a mixer at this point
• Then fold in the shredded carrot and toasted and chopped pecan
• Pour batter into your Silikomart Fantasy mini Bundt mould. Do not fully fill the mould as the Bundt cakes will rise
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean
• Let the mini cakes completely cool in the Bundt mould as tey can be fragile while they are hot, do not risk

TIP: The cake can be made also in a Mini loaf tin or even in Cupcake tin. Make sure you adjust the cake batter quantity to the size of the tin you use

2. How to prevent Bundt cake from sticking

There are many tricks on the internet on the topic of how to prevent Bundt cake from sticking to the tin however if you are unsure or less experienced, simply choose a silicone cake mould and you won´t have to worry about this question at all.

I am using a silicone mould called Silikomart Fantasy mini Bundt mould, it provides a perfectly even baking without worrying about the sticking issue. With silicone moulds I usually wait let the cake cool to room temperature before unmoulding. Test it yourself, if the mould does not come off easily after baking, wait until the mini bundt cakes are cooled.

3. How to make healthier cream cheese frosting

This cream cheese frosting on the mini Bundt cakes is literally made of 2 ingredients: whipped cream cheese and a small amount of icing sugar

While making cream cheese frosting there are a couple of considerations worth to bear in mind:

1 sift icing sugar and 2. use full fat cream cheese eg. Philadephia tub (I am using the one that is available in Europe) 3. do not over whip the mixture as with over time, it will only become runnier

Basically you will have to whip the mixture with an electric hand mixer for a minute or two until it reaches a creamy, fluffy consistency then stop – that is where a lot of people make the mistake. Bear in mind that the frosting won´t get more stiff after this point, in fact if you over beat it, it will get only runnier then it will break. I don´t use my standmixer to whip cream cheese frosting since it is really easy to over whip it.

It is important that you keep this cream cheese frosting cold and frost the Bundt cakes only after they are chilled. Never attempt to frost a warm cake!

4. How to make candied carrot for the decoration

Decoration is what makes Bundt cakes into showstopper celebration cakes! Feel free to use your favorite ingredients that fit with the dessert in this case candied carrot makes the Bundt cakes super pretty and special!

How to make candied carrot slices?

1. Make a simple syrup by boiling equal amount of water and sugar
2. Slice carrot into thin, even slices and boil in syrup for 5-10 minutes, until syrup thickens
3. Pre-heat oven to 100C
4. Place the pre-cooked carrot slices onto parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and dry them in the oven for 30 minutes
5. Let the carrot slices cool to room temp before using them
6. Make a swirl using your fingers and decorate the Bundt cakes according to your liking

Some other Carrot cake ideas for you to try

Easter Bunny head carrot cake - This Easter Bunny Carrot cake recipe can be the showstopper dessert on your Easter table yet so easy and no special skills are required to make it. Carrot cake shaped into a super cute bunny head, a super pretty cake that will certainly impress everyone, and most importantly equally delicious! Recipe in here

Carrot mousse cake - If you are looking for a light and airy carrot cake recipe you found the One! Of course, everyone claims to have the Best carrot cake recipe but in the soft and airy league for me this is the winner 100%! Melt in your mouth, velvety texture with the most amazing cream cheese mousse filling. Recipe in here

Carrot loaf cake with surprise inside bunny - This Surprise inside Easter carrot cake is the ultimate Easter cake with a hidden bunny in each slice! Yes, I understand the irony of having a bunny in a carrot cake, but how adorable is it?! Recipe in here

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