Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

Name: Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled; 2 teaspoons baking soda, important to level the teaspoon, see tips; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 ¼ cups (295ml) vegetable oil; 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar; 1 cup (190g) lightly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 large eggs, at room temperature; 3 cups (300g) grated peeled carrots, 5 to 6 medium carrots; 1 cup (120g) coarsely chopped pecans; 1/2 cup (70g) raisins; 8 ounces (225g) cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons cornstarch, optional; 1 ¼ cups (140g) powdered sugar; 1/3 cup (80ml) cold heavy cream, not plain whipping cream, see tips; 1/2 cup (50g) coarsely chopped pecans, for topping cake

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:45min

This is the best carrot cake recipe I’ve made. We prefer to use a hand grater when preparing the carrots since it creates delicate shreds that melt into the cake batter. We like using granulated and brown sugar in this recipe. If you only want to use one, choose brown sugar since it has the necessary acid to react with the baking soda. Frosting: Our creamy frosting recipe shared below is not a traditional cream cheese frosting. Thanks to whipped cream, it’s creamier and has soft peaks (you can see it in our video). See the tips section below for a more traditional frosting.

Updated at: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:49:37 GMT