
By Mona Simone
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
8 steps
Prep:30minCook:40min
Updated at: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:26:34 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
66
Moderate
Glycemic Load
91
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories1173.3 kcal (59%)
Total Fat69.7 g (100%)
Carbs132.1 g (51%)
Sugars103.5 g (115%)
Protein8.8 g (18%)
Sodium730.9 mg (37%)
Fiber2.5 g (9%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings

2 cupsall-purpose flour

½ tspnutmeg
grated

2 tspground cinnamon

1 tspsalt

2 tspbaking soda

1 ¼ cupvegetable oil

1 cupgranulated white sugar

1 cupbrown sugar

4eggs
large

2 tspvanilla extract

3 cupscarrots
grated

1 tspgrated ginger

¼ cupraisins
optional

1 cuppecans
or walnuts, chopped, optional

unsalted butter
room temp

8 ozcream cheese
room temp

1 tspvanilla extract

¼ teaspoonsalt

1 lbicing sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 F then grease and line two 9" round cake pans or four 6" round cake pans.
Step 2
Whisk together all-purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and baking soda. Set aside.
Step 3
In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, brown sugar, g. sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil.
Step 4
Whisk in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined then add shredded carrots. Once combined add in the raisins and/or pecans.. Mix until combined.
Step 5
Divide batter evenly into the cake pans and place into the preheated oven. Bake for 35-45 minutes until toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool completley before frosting.
Step 6
For the Cream Cheese Frosting, whisk together the butter and cream cheese until combined.
Step 7
Add salt, vanilla, and sifted icing sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Cover and rest in fridge until cake is completley cooled.
Step 8
Once cakes are cooled, layer with cream cheese frosting and enjoy!
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