Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Fazza September 25, 2023 0 Comments

I have never made a carrot cake recipe better than this one! The cake is incredibly moist, bursting with flavor, and yields a generous quantity. Ever since I started baking this cake, I have been persistently requested to make it over and over again. For the ideal finishing touch, spread a layer of cream cheese frosting on top.

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Author: Fazza Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: Western Courses: Cakes, Sweet Delights

Description

A moist, light and soft carrot cake.

Ingredients

For the Cake

165 grams carrots (grated)
55 grams brown sugar
¹⁄₂ cup raisins
1 egg
75 grams granulated sugar
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
60 grams pineapple (crushed)
95 grams all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
30 grams walnuts (chopped)

For the Frosting

50 grams cream cheese
25 grams butter (room temperature)
105 grams icing sugar (sifted)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Combine grated carrots and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Let sit for 1 hour (60mins), then stir in raisins.
Preheat the oven to 350°F /175°C. Grease and flour a 8-inch round cake pan.
Beat eggs in a large bowl until light. Gradually beat in white sugar, oil, and vanilla. Stir in pineapple. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, then stir into egg mixture until absorbed. Stir in carrot mixture and walnuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, between 30-40 minutes (depending on your oven).
Cool for 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pan; let cool completely.
To make the frosting: beat butter, cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cake.