BA's Best Carrot Cake

Name: BA's Best Carrot Cake
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; ½ cup (75g) golden raisins (optional); 3 Tbsp. dark rum (optional); 1 cup (113g) chopped walnuts; 1 pound (454g) carrots, peeled, coarsely grated; 1 cup (227g) buttermilk, room temperature; 2½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 2 tsp. ground ginger; ½ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1½ tsp. kosher salt; ¾ tsp. baking soda; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar; ¾ cup (160g) dark brown sugar; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; ¾ cup (149g) vegetable oil; 340g (12 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature; ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; Generous pinch of kosher salt; 4 cups (454g) powdered sugar; Candied Carrot Coins

Instructions

Our favorite carrot cake recipe gets crunch from toasted walnuts and a boozy punch from rum-plumped raisins. The frosting recipe? It's cream cheese, duh.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 02:42:22 GMT