Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.
Carrot cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Carrot cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot cake:
- Make ready For the cake batter:
- Take 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Make ready 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Prepare 1 cup granulated sugar
- Get 1 cup brown sugar
- Take 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or extract
- Make ready 3 large eggs
- Make ready 3 cups grated carrots
- Prepare For a creamy frosting:
- Prepare 1 cup cream cheese
- Take 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Prepare 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
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Instructions to make Carrot cake:
- 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!✨
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