4.8 from 90 votes
Layered Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Is there really anything better than Layered Carrot Cake slathered with Cream Cheese Frosting? I don’t think so! And if there is, I have yet to discover it.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 949 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups finely grated peeled carrots about 1 pound
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 8- ounce packages cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 ½-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper. Lightly grease waxed paper. Using a large mixer, beat sugar and vegetable oil in bowl until combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon 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. Spread with 1 cup frosting on top. Top with another cake layer. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. And more swirls of icing on top.
- Top with flowers and decorations as desired
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Make sure and clear room in the fridge during baking. This frosting requires refrigeration.
Nutrition Information
Calories
949kcal
(47%)
Carbohydrates
113g
(38%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
54g
(83%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
20g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
119mg
(40%)
Sodium
680mg
(28%)
Potassium
220mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
90g
(180%)
Vitamin A
7176IU
(144%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
107mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 949
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 949kcal | 47% |
| Carbohydrates | 113g | 38% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 20g | 118% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 119mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 680mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 220mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 90g | 180% |
| Vitamin A | 7176IU | 144% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 107mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.