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Take Your Carrot Cake To New Heights With Tangy Labneh Frosting
By Tom Maxwell
If carrot cake sounds boring to you, it's likely because you haven't tried including the tangy, spreadable soft-cheese-frosting called labneh.
Labneh is made from a thick yogurt similar to sour cream and features Middle Eastern ingredients like fragrant ground cardamom seeds, pistachios, and edible rose petals.
Labneh frosting is less sugary than a typical buttercream, but it brings a wide array of flavors, so opting for labneh instead of buttercream is a no-brainer.
You can simply spread this delectable frosting onto your carrot cake, but if you’re adventurous, you can take the opportunity to explore new culinary vistas.
Add slight flavor variations, like a touch of ghee or a handful of golden sultanas, or coat the frosting with chopped roasted pistachios in lieu of walnuts.
Regardless of which way you incorporate labneh, it's sure to transform your carrot cake from the stodgy, over-sweet tea cake of yesteryear to something irresistible.