Carrot Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
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In less than an hour, this delectable Carrot Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Glaze comes together with the tasty flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It will become your new favorite springtime dessert or brunch recipe!
Want other palatable Easter desserts to try? Try my Easter Basket Kit Kat Cake or my Carrot Bundt Cake!
WHAT IS BROWN BUTTER GLAZE?
INGREDIENTS FOR CARROT COFFEE CAKE
FOR THE CAKE:
- Spice Cake Mix: Carrot cake is a type of spice cake, making this particular mix the best base for this cake.
- Flour: Helps to form the structure of the cake with a network of proteins and starch.
- Eggs: Same as the flour – helps form the structure of the cake with proteins from both the yolk and the white.
- Water: For moistening the cake.
- Baby Food (Pureed) Carrots: To simplify the recipe, pureed carrots are preferred over raw.
- Golden Raisins: Golden Raisins are moderately healthier and plumper than regular.
- Walnuts: Adds a lovely crunch to the cake. Optional.
FOR THE BROWN BUTTER GLAZE:
- Butter: Helps to create a light and tender texture in the glaze.
- Vanilla Extract: Creates a balance between the more robust flavors.
- Powdered Sugar: Gives the ideal sugary texture for the glaze.
- Cinnamon: Adds a wonderful amount of spice to the dessert.
- Ginger: Mixes well with other spices and the spice cake mix.
- Nutmeg: Prevents the other spices from becoming too overbearing.
- Milk: Causes your glaze to take on a delicious icing-like consistency.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CARROT COFFEE CAKE WITH BROWN BUTTER GLAZE
PREHEAT
Preheat the oven to 350, and spray your bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
PLUMP
To plump the raisins, begin by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over them just until they are covered. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the cake. (5-10 minutes or so will do the trick!)
MIX
Mix cake mix, flour, carrots, eggs and water together on low speed in your mixer until combined, then on high for two minutes.
DRAIN
Drain the water from the raisins, and fold them and the chopped walnuts into the cake batter by hand.
POUR
Pour into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove the cake and cool slightly, about 10 minutes, before inverting it onto a plate.
PREPARE THE GLAZE
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stirring constantly. Butter will begin to brown to an amber color and become fragrant. Be careful not to let it burn. Remove from heat and add in vanilla. Whisk in powdered sugar, spices, and milk. Add more sugar if you want it a little thicker.
Drizzle over warm (not hot) cake. Serve and enjoy!
Store leftovers in an airtight container.
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OTHER RECIPES YOU WILL ENJOY
Coffee cakes are some of my favorite cakes to make! They are the perfect excuse to eat cake for breakfast, and they make fantastic desserts and snack cakes, too!
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake (pictured above)
- Lemon Raspberry Crumb Muffins
- Cinnamon Crunch Coffee Cake
- Bread Pudding Soufflé with Whiskey Sauce
- Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
- Blueberry Banana Bundt Cake
- Strawberry Cake
- Applesauce Coffee Cake
- Banana Bread Coffee Cake
See all of my Cake Recipes & Brunch Recipes
Easter morning needs to start with this fantastic Carrot Coffee Cake, don’t you think? 
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Carrot Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
Equipment
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 spice cake mix
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 4 4 oz containers of baby good (pureed) carrots
- 1/3 cup golden raisins soaked
- 1/3 cup walnuts chopped
- FOR THE BROWN BUTTER GLAZE:
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350, spray your bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Plump raisins by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over them just until they are covered. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the cake. (5-10 minutes or so will do the trick!)
- Mix cake mix, flour, carrots, eggs and water together on low speed in your mixer until combined, then on high for two minutes.
- Drain the water from the raisins, fold them and the chopped walnuts into the cake batter by hand.
- Pour into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove the cake and cool slightly, about 10 minutes, before inverting it onto a plate.
- Prepare the glaze: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stirring constantly. Butter will begin to brown to an amber color and become fragrant. Be careful not to let it burn. Remove from heat and add in vanilla. Whisk in powdered sugar, spices, and milk. Add more sugar if you want it a little thicker. Drizzle over warm (not hot) cake.
- Serve.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
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This cake is just packed full of delicious things and then you go and add browned butter glaze? Brilliant!
Beautiful flavour and texture, perfect morning treat for sharing with work mates!
I love carrot cake, and coffee cake so this was calling my name when I saw the recipe! It was so tasty, and the brown butter glaze was amazing!
I love carrot cake and coffee cake, so I’m excited to try this Carrot Coffee Cake! Love the idea of using pureed carrots too, so smart!
Omg this coffee cake is totally calling my name — all of those warm spices + the glaze is everything!! Can’t wait to make it this weekend!
THIS is just divine! You had me at carrot … and I lovvve coffee cake. Great combo, so easy, and perfect for brunch this Sunday! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This cake looks so gorgeous, need to try it out soon.
I was drooling over this as I was reading it. It sounds absolutely amazing and I cannot wait to make it this wekeend!
The cake looks smashing. I love the glaze too. Have saved the recipe to try it out soon. Thanks so much.