Name: Food Processor Carrot Cake
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound carrots, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 cup pecans; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup superfine sugar; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup plain yogurt; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup fresh ricotta; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Top view of a circular carrot cake with white cream cheese frosting.

the new easy, photography by Willam Meppem

You don't need a bowl or even beaters for this treat. Just mix all the ingredients in your food processor, then bake—so clever! I can never turn down an excellent cream cheese frosting either, and this is one of the best.

Recipe information

Yield
10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

1 pound carrots, peeled and roughly chopped

1 cup pecans

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup superfine sugar

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup plain yogurt

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cream cheese frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup fresh ricotta

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place the carrots and pecans in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add both the sugars, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, oil, yogurt, eggs and vanilla, and pulse in short bursts until combined.
Step 2
Pour the mixture into a 9" round springform pan lined with non-stick parchment paper and bake for 55–60 minutes or until just cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in the pan.
Step 3
To make the cream cheese frosting, place the cream cheese, ricotta, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake to serve.

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