Recipe: Perfect Carrot Cake

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Carrot Cake In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture and blend well. You can have Carrot Cake using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

  1. Prepare of Carrot Cake:.
  2. It's 1 cup of pecans or walnuts- lightly baked & coarsely chopped.
  3. It's 340 g of raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated).
  4. It's 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
  5. It's 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
  6. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder.
  7. You need 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
  8. You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
  9. Prepare 4 of large eggs.
  10. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of granulated white sugar.
  11. You need 1 cup of sunflower, vegetable or canola oil (or other flavorless oil).
  12. Prepare 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
  13. You need of Cream Cheese Frosting:.
  14. Prepare 1/4 cup (57 grams) of unsalted butter, room temperature.
  15. Prepare 8 ounces (227 grams) of cream cheese, room temperature.
  16. Prepare 2 cups (230 grams) of confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted.
  17. It's 1 teaspoon (4 grams) of pure vanilla extract.
  18. It's 1 teaspoon (4 grams) of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
  19. You need 1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest (outer yellow skin) (optional).

Carrot Cake is one of those classic recipes that works so well for any celebration. The bright orange color offset by creamy white frosting makes Carrot Cake the star of any dessert tray. As the name implies, the shredded carrots give this easy Carrot Cake recipe its bright color, but the taste is subtle. Warm cinnamon and vanilla help create a swoon-worthy flavor as you bite into the moist.

Carrot Cake step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Butter, or spray cake pan..
  2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon..
  3. With electric mixer, beat the eggs until frothy (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and vanilla extract and beat, on high speed, until the batter is thick and light colored (about 3 - 4 minutes). With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the oil in a steady stream and then beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. With a rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots and chopped nuts..
  4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean..
  5. Cream Cheese Frosting: With electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the lemon juice and beat until incorporated. Add the soft cream cheese in four to five additions (scraping the bowl as needed), beating until incorporated and the frosting is nice and smooth..
  6. To Assemble: Once the cake is cool, slice it in the middle. Place one layer of the cake on your serving platter. Spread with about 3/4 cup (150 grams) of the frosting. Gently place the second cake layer onto the frosting and spread the rest of the frosting over the top and sides of the cake. If desired, garnish with toasted nuts. Serve cold or bring to room temperature before serving..

In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in carrots, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; gently stir into carrot mixture. Stir in pineapple, coconut and nuts. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a small bowl until fluffy.