salted caramel carrot cake banana bread 🤎✨ recipe: 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (220g) ½ cup salted butter, browned (113g) ½ cup brown sugar (100g) ¼ cup granulated sugar (50g) 1 egg, rt ¼ cup plain greek yogurt (60g) 1 tbsp vanilla paste (13g) 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g) 1 teaspoon baking powder (4g) 1 teaspoon baking soda (5g) ½ teaspoon salt (3g) 1 tablespoon cinnamon (8g) ½ teaspoon nutmeg ¾ cup finely shredded carrots (75g) instructions: preheat your oven to 375°f and line a loaf pan. in a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon until evenly combined. in a separate bowl whisk the banana & brown butter until combined, then mix in the sugars until smooth. add the egg, greek yogurt( or sour cream ) and vanilla & mix until the batter is smooth. add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and gently fold together until mostly combined with a few streaks of flour remaining. add the finely shredded carrots and fold just until everything is incorporated. avoid overmixing so the loaf stays soft and fluffy :) pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. bake for about 5 minutes then reduce the temp to 350 for 35-30 mins, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. let the loaf cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely before frosting cinnamon salted caramel frosting: 4 oz cream cheese, softened (113g) 2 tbsp salted butter, softened (28g) 2 heaping tbsp caramel 1 tsp cinnamon (8g) 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (5g) powdered sugar to taste flaky salt to taste instructions add the softened cream cheese and butter to a bowl and beat together until smooth and fluffy. add the powdered sugar, caramel, cinnamon, and vanilla paste and continue beating until the frosting is smooth and creamy. salted caramel: 1 cup granulated sugar(200g) 6 tbsp salted butter, rt (85g) ½ cup warm heavy cream, (120g) ½ teaspoon vanilla flaky salt to taste add the sugar to a saucepan over medium heat and let it melt slowly, stirring occasionally once it starts liquifying. once the sugar is fully melted and amber colored, reduce the heat to low and whisk in the butter until smooth. slowly pour in the warm heavy cream while whisking continuously. let it bubble for about 1 minute, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla and flaky salt to taste. let cool until warm and thickened slightly. #saltedcaramel #carrotcake #bananabread #Recipe #baking - @sugarspiceddreams