Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 1/4 cups canola oil; 4 large eggs; 3 cups grated peeled carrots; 1 cups coarsely chopped walnuts (optional); 1/2 cup raisins (optional); Two packages cream cheese, softened (16 ounces); 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

7 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:50:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories362.3 kcal (18%)

Total Fat22.6 g (32%)

Carbs37.8 g (15%)

Sugars28.3 g (31%)

Protein3.5 g (7%)

Sodium246.5 mg (12%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

2 cupsall purpose flour

2 teaspoonsbaking soda

1 teaspoontable salt

2 teaspoonsground cinnamon

½ teaspoonground nutmeg

1 teaspoonground ginger

2 cupsgranulated sugar

1 ¼ cupscanola oil

4eggs

large

3 cupscarrots

grated peeled

1 cupswalnuts

coarsely chopped, optional

½ cupraisins

optional

2 packagescream cheese

softened

1 stickunsalted butter

room temperature

2 cupsconfectioners’ sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans (or 24 cupcake molds). Line bottom of pans with waxed parchment paper. Butter and flour paper; tap out excess flour.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in medium bowl to blend.

all purpose flour2 cups

baking soda2 teaspoons

table salt1 teaspoon

ground cinnamon2 teaspoons

ground nutmeg½ teaspoon

ground ginger1 teaspoon

Step 4

Whisk sugar and oil in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time.

granulated sugar2 cups

canola oil1 ¼ cups

eggs4

Step 5

Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Stir in carrots, walnuts and raisins, if using them.

carrots3 cups

walnuts1 cups

raisins½ cup

Step 6

Bake the layers for about 40 minutes each or cupcakes for 14-18 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

Step 7

In a stand mixer beat all the ingredients on medium until fluffy. Chill the frosting for 10 to 20 minutes, until it has set up enough to spread smoothly.