Simple Carrot Cake Recipe

Name: Simple Carrot Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (at room temperature); 1 cup light brown sugar; 2 eggs (at room temperature); ¾ cup all-purpose or cake flour; ¾ cup superfine whole wheat flour (or use all all-purpose flour); 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; pinch of ground allspice; pinch of ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon freshly grated ginger; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups grated or shredded carrots (about 2 medium); ¼ cup milk; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ⅔ cup regular cream cheese (at room temperature); 2 tablespoons heavy or double cream; ½ cup powdered sugar; ¼ teaspoon grated fresh ginger (optional)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:40min

Whenever you crave a delicious, gingery carrot cake you can use this recipe. It's very straightforward, versatile with ingredients, can be adapted to different cake pans and spice mixes, and has a ginger frosting that complements it perfectly. And, it freezes wonderfully!

Updated at: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:01:59 GMT