Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled); 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice (yes Tablespoon!); ¾ tsp salt; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1 cup pumpkin puree (NOT pumkin pie filling); ¼ cup melted coconut oil; ½ cup oat milk; ⅔ cup real maple syrup; 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract; 1 cup grated carrot*; ½ cup chopped walnuts (toasted and cooled ); ½ cup shredded coconut; 8 oz cream cheese or Neufchatel (room temperature); ¼ cup vanilla greek yogurt (room temperature); ¼ cup real maple syrup (room temperature)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

This pumpkin carrot cake takes everything you love about classic carrot cake and makes it even better with pumpkin. It’s extra moist and rich, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and topped with a light Greek yogurt cream cheese frosting. Bakery-worthy but easy for any home baker, it’s the perfect healthier fall dessert!

Updated at: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:40:21 GMT