What Can You Do with a Convection Steam Oven? Mini Carrot Cakes Recipe via Clarke (sponsored post)

Every week at Clarke, New England's Official Sub-Zero & Wolf Showroom and Test Kitchen in South Norwalk, the staff exemplifies how these extraordinary appliances can enhance your life. The Wolf Convection Steam Oven offers features that can only be appreciated by actually cooking on it. Here's a recipe for Mini Carrot Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, which was recently prepared by Chef John Craig at Clarke SoNo to illustrate some of the hidden features (convection humid mode) of this extraordinary appliance. If you own a convection steam oven...do try this at home!

Mini Carrot cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

16 Oz. peeled and grated carrots (roughly 4 cups) 

3 Cups A.P. flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. kosher salt

2 ½ sticks butter, melted

1 ¾ Cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs at room temperature

2 tsp. vanilla

¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 

1 ½ tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. ground ginger

Minced crystalized ginger and small mint leaves for garnish 

Frosting :

1 Cup butter, softened

2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 tsp. vanilla

4 Cups icing sugar 

Preheat Steam oven to 300 ° on Convection Humid Mode.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg until thoroughly combined. Beat eggs with granulated sugar on medium high speed until pale, fluffy, and doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. While still beating, slowly drizzle in butter, then beat in vanilla until combined. Reduce speed to low and add all but ½ cup of flour mixture, beating just until combined. Toss carrots with remaining flour mixture to evenly coat, then fold into batter.

Spray mini cup cake pan (24 cupcakes – each holding approx. 2 oz. of batter) with non-stick baking spray. Scoop 2 Tbsp. of batter in each well, and bake for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth, beat in 2 tsp. vanilla, add icing sugar and beat on low until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.

If you would like more information about Wolf's Convection Steam Oven and how it can enhance your life, a visit to Clarke inSouth Norwalk is a great first step.