Amy Glover from HuffPost shares her strict criteria for the perfect brownie and carrot cake, emphasizing dense, fudgy textures and balanced flavors. After testing recipes from celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson, she ultimately prefers Odlum’s carrot cake recipe with orange zest, muscovado sugar, and sunflower oil for a tender, zingy result. Glover also includes her own modifications, such as soaking dried fruits in orange juice and adding baking powder to control rise, to create her ideal carrot cake with cream cheese icing and walnuts.
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