Carrot Cake with Cider and Olive Oil

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Total Time
60-70 minutes
Cook Time
60-70 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups (290 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon (5 grams) table or fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder (preferably aluminum-free)
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground or a bunch of gratings of whole nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) olive oil
  • 3/4 cup (145 grams) dark brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup cider (235 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups packed coarsely grated carrots from about 9 ounces (2 to 2 1/2 meaty/large or 4 to 5 slim; about 255 grams) whole carrots
  • Olive oil or nonstick cooking spray for baking pan
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Chef’s notes

Apple cider used is different from apple juice and hard cider, being a fresh, unfiltered, raw apple juice.
For a whole wheat variation, start with a 1/3 to 1/2 swap of whole wheat or white whole wheat flour.
If your loaf pan is smaller than 9×5-inches, bake some batter off as muffins to avoid overflow.
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