Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Voeg je ingrediënten nu gemakkelijk toe aan je boodschappenlijst. Met de instructievideo's en de Allerhandigste kooktips van AH lukt je recept altijd. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; blend until smooth.

Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cake. Store cake, loosely covered, in refrigerator. You can have Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Prepare of Carrot Cake.
2. Prepare 4 of large eggs.
3. You need 1 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
4. Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar.
5. Prepare 1 cup of brown sugar.
6. It's 3 tsp of vanilla.
7. You need 2 cup of flour.
8. It's 2 tsp of baking powder.
9. Prepare 2 tsp of baking soda.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
11. It's 3 tsp of ground cinnamon.
12. You need 1 tsp of ground nutmeg.
13. You need 1/2 tsp of ground cloves.
14. Prepare 3 1/4 cup of carrots, grated.
15. It's 1 cup of chopped pecans.
16. Prepare of Cream Cheese Frosting.
17. Prepare 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened.
18. Prepare 8 oz of cream cheese.
19. You need 4 cup of powdered sugar.
20. You need 1 tsp of vanilla.

This easy spiced carrot cake with cream cheese is very moist and perfectly balanced with the nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon. The sweet cream cheese frosting pairs well with the cake, giving it a smooth texture in looks and taste. Place one of the cakes on the serving plate and spread over half of the orange cream cheese frosting. Place the other cake bottom side up (so that you have a nice, flat top) on the first cake and spread on the remaining cream cheese frosting.

Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. Grease and flour a 13×9 inch baking pan and set aside..
3. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Then blend in sugars until fully incorporated..
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves..
5. Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture until well combined..
6. Stir in carrots. Add pecans last..
7. Pour into baking pan and bake 40-50 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean..
8. Let cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely..
9. To make the frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy..
10. Frost the cooled carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and enjoy or refrigerate until ready to eat!.

You can either just cover the top or also the sides if you like. In a large bowl, mix the sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until well combined and add the shredded carrots and crushed pineapple. Mix well and add the dry ingredients, stirring until no dry flour of lumps remain. Enjoy the cake warm from the oven or allow to cool completely and top with cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries, and crushed toasted walnuts.