Ian's Easter Carrot Cake

Join the brilliant Ian Cumming (GBBO, series 6) live from Cambridge who will treach you the skills you need to master his Easter Carrot Cake.

This class takes place on Sunday 24th March at the following times:

10am PT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Inspired by his time in the Bake Off Tent, this moist carrot sponge is generously coated with cream cheese frosting and includes a decorative marzipan bunny of your own creation.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Ian, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Ian's delicious tent-inspired Carrot Cake. Ian will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment

2x 9inch Round Tins 

Baking Tray 

Spatulas

Electric Whisk – Hand or Stand Mixer 

Cooling Rack 

Knife

Coffee Grinder / Pestle & Mortar 

Chopping Board 

Grater

Piping Bag Star Nozzle – about 8mm Toothpicks

Small Blender – optional. For blitzing top of the cake for ‘earth’ but a knife will do

Ingredients

For the Cake:

150g (approx. 1 1/3 Cups) Pecans 

200g (just under 1 Cup) Vegetable Oil

280g (1 ¼ Cups) Light Brown Muscovado Sugar 

¼ tsp Fine Salt

4 Large Eggs* 

320g (2 ½ Cups) Self-Raising White Flour

2tsp Bicarbonate of Soda / Baking Soda 

4tsp Cinnamon

Grated Nutmeg 

1 ½ tsp Star Anise

2tsp Ground Ginger 

1tsp Ground Cloves

1tsp Orange Oil** 

160g (1 Cup, packed) Sultanas / Golden Raisins

2 Oranges 

300g Grated Carrots (2 ¾ Cups, tightly packed)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

250g (1 Cup + 2tbsp) Unsalted Butter 

250g (2 ¼ Cups) Icing / Powdered Sugar

425g (just under 2 Cups) Cream Cheese 

1 ½ tsp Vanilla Paste / Extract

1 ½ tsp Orange Oil**

For the Marzipan Decorations:

200g (1 ¾ Cups) Ground Almonds 

200g (1 ¾ Cups) Icing

½ tsp Almond Extract 

1 Large Egg

Brown, Orange, Red & Yellow Food Colouring – pastes are much better than liquids

Green ‘Carrot’ Stalks – Fresh Parsley / Coriander (Cilantro)

*Large Egg in UK = Extra Large Egg in US

** A highly recommended product is Boyajian orange oil. It isn’t the cheapest ingredient but it goes a long way, is absolutely delicious and a personal favourite.

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.