Carrot Cake Parfait with White Chocolate Mousse

Carrot cake parfait with white chocolate mousse and apricot-orange puree. Three layers in a glass and perfect to prepare ahead for special dinners.

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 2

Total Time 3

Preheat the oven to 350 °F or 320 °F
Brush a round baking tin (8 inches (ca. 20 cm) with oil and line the bottom with parchment paper.
In a first bowl, mix grated carrot, egg, both sugars, oil and ginger with a fork.
5 oz. carrots, 1 egg, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup dark brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ½ cup sunflower oil
In a second bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and speculaas spices.
⅘ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon speculaas spice mix
Add the dry mixture to the carrot mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter.
Pour into the baking tin and level the top.
Bake for about 25 minutes.
Let the cake cool to room temperature.

Melt the white chocolate au bain-marie.
4 oz. white chocolate
Beat the egg white until foamy, add the sugar and beat until stiff.
1 egg white, 2 tablespoons sugar
Whip the cream until it has the thickness of yogurt.
1 cup heavy cream
Optional: mix the orange liqueur into the melted chocolate.
1 tablespoon orange liqueur
Stir one-third of the egg white into the chocolate.
Fold in the whipped cream.
Finally, fold in the remaining egg white gently with a spatula.
Chill the mousse in the refrigerator to set.

Put apricots, orange juice and zest, orange liqueur and water in a pan.
8 dried apricots, 1 orange, 1 tablespoon orange liqueur, ¼ cup water
Bring to a boil and simmer for about 8 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature and puree until smooth.

Divide the apricot puree between 4 glasses.
Add a scoop of white chocolate mousse to each glass.
Use a round cookie cutter (same size as the glass) to cut circles from the carrot cake.
Place a cake round on top of the mousse in each glass.
Add another scoop of mousse and smooth the top.
Crumble some carrot cake over each parfait.
Chill for at least 2 hours to set.

1. Can I make this carrot cake parfait a day ahead?

Yes. It’s ideal to assemble it and chill it for a few hours or overnight.

2. Can I serve the elements separately?

You can. The carrot cake, mousse and puree also work on their own, as mentioned in the intro.

3. Do I have to use orange liqueur?

No. It’s optional; leave it out if you don’t want alcohol or are serving children or pregnant women.

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