Carrot Cake

This carrot cake recipe with a homemade cream cheese frosting is my favorite and I have tried many carrot cakes! Its moist easy to make with grated carrots and so delicious!
How to Make Carrot Cake
Youll find a detailed ingredient list and stepbystep instructions in the recipe below but lets go over the basics
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This carrot cake recipe with a homemade cream cheese frosting is my favorite and I have tried many carrot cakes! Its moist easy to make with grated carrots and so delicious!

By The Allrecipes Community  Updated on February 6 2024
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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
18
Yield
1 9x13inch carrot cake
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Our toprated carrot cake recipe is moist light fluffy and topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Whats not to love?
SARAH DIPITY
How to Make Carrot Cake
Youll find a detailed ingredient list and stepbystep instructions in the recipe below but lets go over the basics
Whats In Carrot Cake?
These are the ingredients youll need to make your new goto carrot cake recipe
Sugars Youll need white sugar for the cake and confectioners sugar for the frosting. Oil A neutral oil such as vegetable oil adds moisture without imparting flavor. Eggs Four whole eggs lend moisture and help bind the carrot cake batter together. Vanilla Two teaspoons of vanilla extract for the cake and one teaspoon for the frosting enhances the flavor. Flour Allpurpose flour creates structure and brings the batter together. Leaveners Baking soda and baking powder act as leaveners which means they help the cake rise. Cinnamon Ground cinnamon adds that warm cozy flavor you associate with carrot cake. Salt Salt enhances the flavors of the other ingredients but it wont make the cake taste salty. Carrots Of course youll need grated carrots! Pecans Chopped pecans give the cake and frosting a pleasant crunch. Butter and cream cheese Butter and cream cheese are the key ingredients in the light and fluffy cream cheese frosting
How to Make Carrot Cake StepByStep
Heres a very brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade carrot cake
1. Make the batter Beat the wet ingredients together then mix in the dry ingredients. Stir in the carrots and fold in the pecans 2. Bake the cake Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan or pans. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out