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By inspiredtaste.net
Incredibly Moist and Easy Carrot Cake
Instructions
Prep:20minCook:45min
This is the best carrot cake recipe I’ve ever used. For the carrots, we prefer to hand grate for the finest carrot pieces that melt into the cake batter, but you can also use a food processor. It makes quick work of grating carrots, but the pieces will be slightly larger. Some grocery stores sell bags of grated carrots, as well. This recipe is forgiving. You can make this with or without the nuts and raisins. We like using both granulated and brown sugar in this, but using one or the other is an option **The creamy frosting recipe shared below is a soft frosting and is not ideal for frosting the entire cake. It is more the consistency of stabilized whipped cream, rather than traditional cream cheese frosting. For a more traditional cream cheese frosting, see the notes section.
Updated at: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:53:54 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
65
Moderate
Glycemic Load
552
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories8109.3 kcal (405%)
Total Fat509.4 g (728%)
Carbs844.4 g (325%)
Sugars604.4 g (672%)
Protein85.9 g (172%)
Sodium3852.9 mg (193%)
Fiber33.6 g (120%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
1 servings
![2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763188/graph/fooddb/f9fbc23db97a0b2cbd8e99dff7f851f1.jpg)
2 cupsall-purpose flour
![2 teaspoons baking soda](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763062/graph/fooddb/ff39c4384e56bd61b9676a090d255b2c.jpg)
2 teaspoonsbaking soda
![1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1563975228/custom_upload/6ca43cc0382a329ed873df7a1595ac69.jpg)
½ teaspoonfine sea salt
![1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764778/graph/fooddb/eda8c1298c77c2efcfd6af1f4c6c7378.jpg)
1 ½ teaspoonsground cinnamon
![1 ¼ cups (295 ml) canola or other vegetable oil](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763226/graph/fooddb/725aed9a863d8e491be183b06b58408e.jpg)
295mlcanola oil
or other vegetable
![1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
1 cupgranulated sugar
![1 cup (200 grams) lightly packed brown sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312237/custom_upload/cbf086e8c3e5542c06e094f36cea1378.jpg)
1 cupbrown sugar
lightly packed
![1 teaspoon vanilla extract](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764596/graph/fooddb/e17ca99279ef46921f34ac8b0884134f.jpg)
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
![4 large eggs](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765018/graph/fooddb/fa43dd85a5a5b36d90db62044e58e857.jpg)
4eggs
large
![3 cups (300 grams) grated peeled carrots (5 to 6 medium carrots)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312211/custom_upload/1031eaaf8321d585f99b147587fedcef.jpg)
3 cupscarrots
grated, peeled, 5 to 6 medium carrots
![1 cup (100 grams) coarsely chopped pecans](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1567629235/custom_upload/6c56714d1e2b1b76361ba107d33ac22e.jpg)
1 cupchopped pecans
coarsely
![1/2 cup (65 grams) raisins](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763217/graph/fooddb/6dd609011418e069250e867321db6dbe.jpg)
½ cupraisins
![8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1565286616/custom_upload/9aeb25e429e0f551e611764f94c82a2a.jpg)
8 ouncescream cheese
at room temperature
![1 ¼ cups (140 grams) powdered sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
1 ¼ cupspowdered sugar
![1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy whipping cream](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1553877092/custom_upload/ccff74882e1afeef773334d076af2913.jpg)
⅓ cupheavy whipping cream
![1/2 cup (50 grams) coarsely chopped pecans, for topping cake](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312271/custom_upload/dfb3ecffa195e314ffff7b5d28c959b4.jpg)
½ cuppecans
coarsely chopped, for topping cake
Instructions
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Notes
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Delicious
Easy
Moist
Kid-friendly
Special occasion