Carrot Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake Recipe is sweet and decadent with layers of cream cheese icing. You can add nuts or omit based on your preference. This is the best carrot cake and so easy to make.
Servings: 10
Calories: 1135kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups oil canola or vegetable
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 can 15.25 oz crushed pineapple, drained well
- 1 ½ cups nuts chopped, walnuts or pecans
- Frosting: double this if you are frosting the whole cake
- 1 block 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract ** see notes
- Decoration:
- Chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Grease and flour three round 9 inch cake pans
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger
- In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla until smooth
- Add flour mixture and beat on low until well combined, but don’t overbeat
- Fold in carrots, pineapple and nuts until well combined
- Divide into prepared pans
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
- Remove from oven to wire rack and allow to cool completely
- Frosting:
- Sift powdered sugar into medium size bowl to remove any large pieces (you don’t have to do this step, however it does make the frosting creamier)
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy and smooth
- Add butter and beat until fluffy and smooth
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beat until smooth
- Beat in vanilla until smooth
- Decorating:
- Add one layer of cake to plate or cake stand
- Add ⅓ of frosting, spread evenly
- Repeat with another cake layer
- Add top layer and frost as desired
- Chop nuts and decorate cake
Notes
Vanilla - regular vanilla can be used, clear vanilla will keep the frosting white
Nutrition
Calories: 1135kcal | Carbohydrates: 149g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 832mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 100g | Vitamin A: 4759IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 3mg
