Description
Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is soft, warmly spiced, and layered with rich, tangy frosting. Made with freshly grated carrots and simple pantry ingredients, this classic homemade carrot cake is perfect for Easter, birthdays, and holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 cups finely grated carrots
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare two 8 inch cake pans
- 2. Whisk flour baking powder baking soda cinnamon and salt
- 3. Whisk sugars eggs oil and vanilla until smooth
- 4. Fold in grated carrots
- 5. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix gently
- 6. Divide batter evenly between pans
- 7. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
- 8. Cool completely on wire rack
- 9. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth
- 10. Add powdered sugar vanilla and salt and beat until fluffy
- 11. Frost cooled cake layers and decorate as desired
Notes
- Grate carrots finely for best texture
- Use room temperature ingredients for smooth frosting
- Do not overmix batter
- Chill cake layers before frosting for clean edges
- Store refrigerated up to 5 days
- Freeze unfrosted layers up to 3 months
- Toast nuts before adding for more flavor
- Bring to room temperature before serving
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, carrot cake recipe, homemade carrot cake, Easter dessert, classic carrot cake