Carrot Cake Tart

Carrot Cake Tart

Tags: Dessert/Sweets

Laura Majchrzak, Hunt Valley, MD, Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012 Finalist

  • Prep Time: 30 min
  • Cook Time: 40 min
  • Ready Time: 190 min
  • Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

TART

  • 1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
  • 1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Unsalted Butter, melted, cooled slightly
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 LAND O LAKES® Eggs
  • 2/3 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Chopped Pecans

FROSTING

  • 2 (3 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

GARNISH

  • 12 whole Fisher® Praline Pecans
  • 1/2 cup Hershey’s® caramel syrup
  • 12 carrot curls* (optional)

Preparation Directions

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Place large cookie sheet on middle oven rack. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press crust firmly against bottom and side of pan; trim edges.
  • In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup melted butter, brown sugar and corn syrup with electric mixer on medium speed until blended; beat in eggs until blended. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; beat on low speed until blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and chopped pecans. Spread mixture evenly over bottom of crust-lined pan. Place tart on cookie sheet in oven.
  • Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is set and deep golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Remove side of pan; place tart on serving plate.
  • In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat on low speed until creamy. Frost cooled tart. Place praline pecans evenly around edge of tart. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  • To serve, cut into 12 wedges. Drizzle each serving with 2 teaspoons caramel syrup; garnish each with carrot curl. Store covered in refrigerator.
  • TIP *To make carrot curls, cut thin strips of peeled, medium-size carrots with a vegetable peeler. Roll each strip and fasten with a toothpick. Chill in ice water 2 to 3 hours. Remove toothpicks before garnishing.

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Nutritional Information Per Serving

Serving Size (1 slice, 1/12 of tart), Calories 500 (Calories from Fat 200), Total Fat 22g (Saturated Fat 9g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 70mg, Sodium 380mg, Total Carbohydrate 71g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 41g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 50%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 6%.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.