Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
How to make carrot cake from scratch. This cake is quick and easy to make, versatile and utterly delicious. It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake.
Carrot cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Carrot cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot cake:
- Prepare For the cake batter:
- Make ready 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Prepare 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Get 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Take 1 cup granulated sugar
- Prepare 1 cup brown sugar
- Take 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or extract
- Prepare 3 large eggs
- Take 3 cups grated carrots
- Prepare For a creamy frosting:
- Make ready 1 cup cream cheese
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Take 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. This Carrot Cake with pineapple and coconut is a family favorite, made every year for all sorts of celebrations from birthdays to Easter!
Steps to make Carrot cake:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F and Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon in a medium bowl until well combined.
- In a separate large bowl mix the oil, sugars, and vanilla. Then combine the 3 eggs, one at a time until properly mixed.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 parts, making sure the batter is smooth after each part. Then stir in the carrots and mix again.
- Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and bake for 20-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
- After the cakes have baked take them out of the oven, let them cool for 10 minutes, and then transfer the cakes into separate plates.
- For the creamy frosting: In an electric mixer bowl beat the cream cheese for about 30 seconds then add in the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time until fluffy. Pour in the heavy whipping cream and beat for 1 minute.
- When the cakes have completely cooled, frost the top of one cake and place the other cake on top. With the remaining frosting, frost the top of the cake and serve. ✨Enjoy!✨
Originally from the Silver Palate cookbook, we've made several. A wonderfully moist, perfectly spiced carrot cake recipe. Whether you want a carrot cake that's dense, moist and full of spice and nuts, or you like Try Rachel Allen's easiest carrot cake loaf for afternoon tea, Dan Lepard's carrot cake cupcakes for Easter, or. Healthy Carrot Cake with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, toasted coconut and walnuts. This cake is moist, tall, has texture and thick creamy frosting.
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