Best Carrot Cake Recipe
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4.9
42 reviews
Excellent
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Servings
12 servings
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Calories
730 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Best Carrot Cake Recipe
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A beautifully spiced, tender, and incredibly moist carrot cake recipe with luscious cream cheese frosting. The best carrot cake you'll ever make!
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Ingredients
Carrot Cake
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 3 cups finely grated peeled carrots about 4 medium-sized carrots
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 8-ounce packages full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper or coat with flour.
- Using a hand mixer, beat both sugars and vegetable oil in bowl until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg into sugar and oil mixture. Stir in carrots.
- Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans, about 45 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 15 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely.
- Using a mixer, beat all frosting ingredients in medium bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter. Top with 4 to 4-1/2 ice cream scoops of frosting. Spread evenly over the cake using an offset spatula, taking it over the edge. Repeat with each layer, making swirls on the top of the cake. Use offset spatula to smooth the excess frosting over the sides until you have your desired naked or semi-naked cake.
- Decorate as desired.
Notes
- Keep in fridge, wrapped in plastic wrap or foil for up to 2 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
730kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
90g
(30%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
28g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
570mg
(24%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
61g
(122%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 730 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 730kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 90g | 30% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 28g | 165% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 570mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 61g | 122% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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