This carrot ring is a cross between a sweet carrot cake and savory carrot bread. The ring-shaped sweet bread will make your holiday table a little more festive. We make it every year for Rosh Hashanah, as it adds sweetness to our holiday table.
2cupsfrozen peascooked as instructed on bag (canned peas okay) - optional
Kosher salt to taste - for the peas
Fresh black pepperto taste - for the peas
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350º degrees F. Grease a ring-shaped mold pan well with cooking spray or oil. If you don't have a ring-shaped pan, try using a bundt pan.
Cream together the butter and brown sugar in your standing mixer using the paddle attachment for about 1 minute. Add the egg and water and mix for another 30 seconds.
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture gradually to the wet mixture until well combined. Fold in grated carrots until well distributed throughout the batter.
Add the batter to the ring-shaped pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow the carrot ring to cool fully before flipping it onto a round serving dish. If the carrot ring is stuck, you can use a flexible spatula to loosen the cake from the sides of the mold. Be gentle!
Just before serving the carrot ring, add warmed and seasoned peas to the center of the ring (optional).
Notes
The ring cake is aptly named because it's cooked in a ring mold pan. It's worth investing in a ring cake pan, which costs about $20. Here is the exact pan I used.To make it a "peas and carrots" ring, as the two vegetables go hand-in-hand, add warmed and seasoned peas to the center of the ring just before serving. Add the peas once you're ready to serve the cake to avoid making it soggy.You can save yourself the trouble of grating carrots and instead purchase a bag of grated carrots at the grocery stores. Either method will work.Make sure you grease your ring pan well. Use a non-stick cooking spray for the best results. If the cake sticks, use your spatula to nudge it out. A mostly cooled ring will have a better chance of coming out intact.