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Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)

Name: Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: unsalted butter, to grease the pans; 2 cups all-purpose flour, *measured correctly; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground allspice; 1/4 tsp ground cloves, optional; 1/2 tsp fine sea salt; 1 cup extra light olive oil, or vegetable or canola oil; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 3/4 cup applesauce, or drained crushed pineapple; 3 cups finely grated carrots, 14 oz or 6 medium carrots; 1 cup pecans, *plus more to garnish, optional; 3/4 cup golden raisins, or regular raisins, optional; 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time

25m

Cook Time

35m

Total Time

This easy carrot cake recipe is a crowd-pleasing favorite. Moist and flavorful, this cake combines warm spices, shredded carrots, and optional add-ins like nuts and raisins. Topped with a simple cream cheese frosting, this cake is perfect for any occasion.

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Servings: 16

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unsalted butter, to grease the pans

2 cups all-purpose flour, *measured correctly

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp ground cloves, optional

1/2 tsp fine sea salt

1 cup extra light olive oil, or vegetable or canola oil

4 large eggs, room temperature

3/4 cup applesauce, or drained crushed pineapple

3 cups finely grated carrots, 14 oz or 6 medium carrots

1 cup pecans, *plus more to garnish, optional

3/4 cup golden raisins, or regular raisins, optional

1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting

Preheat the oven to 350˚F with a rack in the center of the oven. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with a ring of parchment paper and lightly butter the parchment. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add flour, both sugars, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and salt. Whisk to combine and break up any brown sugar clumps.

In a second mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: oil, eggs and applesauce just until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a spatula to fold until combined.

Use a spatula to fold in the carrot, nuts and raisins if using and fold until well incorporated.

Divide the batter evenly between the cake pans and bake in a fully preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let the cake rest in the pans for 15-20 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool to room temperature before applying frosting and decorating. Meanwhile, make the Cream Cheese Frosting.

Set the first cake layer on a cake platter and spread on a generous amount of Cream Cheese frosting (about 1/4 of the batch).

Set the second layer over the frosting with the top-side-down to create an even frosting surface. Lightly crumb coat the cake with frosting then apply more frosting to the top and sides of the cake.

Use a piping bag fitted with a large open star tip to pipe puffs of the remaining frosting around the top of the cake and sprinkle remaining pecans around the edges.

Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)

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Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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