Carrot cake. Different from traditional carrot cakes, this cake is extremely moist and flavorful and is topped with a buttermilk glaze while still warm. Try it and I think you will agree that it is the best!! My fiance LOVES carrot cake, and yesterday was his birthday so I decided to look for a carrot cake recipe.
Says that it rivals his favorite carrot cake recipe. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. You can have Carrot cake using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Carrot cake
- Prepare of For the cake batter:.
- You need 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
- It's 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
- It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 1/4 cups of vegetable oil.
- You need 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- It's 1 cup of brown sugar.
- You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla powder or extract.
- You need 3 of large eggs.
- Prepare 3 cups of grated carrots.
- Prepare of For a creamy frosting:.
- Prepare 1 cup of cream cheese.
- It's 1 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla; beat until combined. I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour.
Carrot cake instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F and Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans..
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon in a medium bowl until well combined..
- In a separate large bowl mix the oil, sugars, and vanilla. Then combine the 3 eggs, one at a time until properly mixed..
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 parts, making sure the batter is smooth after each part. Then stir in the carrots and mix again..
- Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and bake for 20-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake..
- After the cakes have baked take them out of the oven, let them cool for 10 minutes, and then transfer the cakes into separate plates..
- For the creamy frosting: In an electric mixer bowl beat the cream cheese for about 30 seconds then add in the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time until fluffy. Pour in the heavy whipping cream and beat for 1 minute..
- When the cakes have completely cooled, frost the top of one cake and place the other cake on top. With the remaining frosting, frost the top of the cake and serve. ✨Enjoy!✨.
For a gluten-free carrot cake, swap the flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend. Baking soda helps the cake to rise. Salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract make the cake taste amazing. Oil keeps the cake nice and moist — any neutral flavored oil will work. Carrot cake is moist, rich in flavor and melts in your mouth!