Frog Commissary Carrot Cake

[Stone]

I tried this tonight.  Tor the praline cream, the recipe calls for mixing sugar, flour and salt in a pan, adding cream and butter, heating to simmer and simmering for 20 minutes.  I checked a couple versions of the recipe online and they’re all the same. When I tried it, the butter didn’t incorporate with the dry ingredients/flour.  I ended up with a sugar mixture and a pool of melted butter on top.  Anyone know what I did wrong?

Edited November 8, 2020 by Stone (log)

[Kerry Beal]

How heavy a cream did it call for? 

[Stone]

Just said heavy cream.   

[Stone]

Should I add more sugar/flour?

[gfweb]

That is the definitive carrot cake.  Worth the effort.

[Kerry Beal]

Essentially it's come out of emulsion - so you need to do the same sort of things that you would to fix a broken hollandaise. 

[Stone]

I added about a tablespoon of flour, and it seemed to come back together.  Well see.  

[barista]

On 11/8/2020 at 9:54 AM, gfweb said:

That is the definitive carrot cake.  Worth the effort.

My go-to carrot cake. It's good.

[BatsintheBaker]

Hello. The FC Carrot Cake is to.die.for.

 

Someone who can't do eggs would like me to make it for them. I'm not sure best how to go about doing that..... 

 

I know eggs can act as binding, leavening and - in certain recipes - BOTH.

 

How would I tell how they're being used in the FC Carrot Cake recipe?

 

And what would be the best replacement to use? The recipe calls for 4 eggs in the cake batter.

 

Thank you!!

 

I made my first ever carrot cake (the FC one) a year ago yesterday!

[MokaPot]

1 hour ago, BatsintheBaker said:

Someone who can't do eggs would like me to make it for them. I'm not sure best how to go about doing that..... 

 

Applesauce, maybe.

 

[TdeV]

Hello @BatsintheBaker, that cake looks delicious! Welcome to eGullet.

[gfweb]

I recall when this cake landed in Philly. It was a sensation in the 70s.

 

I, of course, was in kindergarten at the time.

[shain]

I'm not experienced with using it, but commercial egg replacement is the safest bet for baking. E.g. (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

Edited April 22, 2021 by shain (log)

[BatsintheBaker]

18 hours ago, gfweb said:

I recall when this cake landed in Philly. It was a sensation in the 70s.

 

I, of course, was in kindergarten at the time.

me too. But good carrot cake news travels across the space/time continuum