INCREDIBLY MOIST AND EASY CARROT CAKE
This is the best carrot cake recipe I've ever used. We prefer to use a hand grater when preparing the carrots since it creates delicate carrot shreds that melt into the cake batter. Pre-shredded bags or shredding carrots using a food processor are also options, but the carrot shreds will be larger. This recipe is forgiving. You can make this with or without the nuts or raisins. We love the combination of granulated and brown sugar, but if you only have one of them, use it, and the cake will still be delicious. Frosting: Our creamy frosting recipe shared below is not a traditional cream cheese frosting. Thanks to whipped cream, it's creamier and has soft peaks (you can see it in our video). We love it, but if you prefer a more traditional frosting, see the tips section below the recipe. We have provided instructions for a classic cream cheese frosting that works nicely with this cake.
Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield Makes 1 (9-inch) double layer cake (16 thin slices) or 22 to 24 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottom with parchment paper and then grease the top. Or grease and flour the bottom and sides of both pans.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176C).
- Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until very well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking after each one.
- Switch to a large rubber spatula. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the dry ingredients in three parts, gently stirring until they disappear and the batter is smooth.
- Stir in the carrots, nuts, and raisins.
- Divide the cake batter between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake until the tops of the cake layers are springy when touched and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Cool cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully turn the cake layers out onto cooling racks. Remove the parchment paper and cool completely. If you find that a cake layer is sticking to the bottom of the pan, leave the cake pan upside down and allow gravity to do its thing.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a handheld mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Beat in the powdered sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, until fluffy.
- Pour in the whipping cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the frosting is whipped and creamy. This frosting resembles the texture of whipped cream. Chill covered until ready to frost the cake.
- When the cake layers are completely cool, frost the top of one cake layer, and place the second cake layer on top.
- Add the remaining frosting to the top of the carrot cake and use a butter knife or small spatula to swirl the frosting around. Leave the sides of the cake unfrosted. Finish with a handful of nuts on top.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice (1 of 16), Calories 535, Fat 33.4g, SaturatedFat 6.9g, Cholesterol 69.3mg, Sodium 315.9mg, Carbohydrate 56.4g, Fiber 2.4g, Sugar 40.5g, Protein 5.6g
MOIST CARROT CAKE
This moist flavorful carrot cake always gets raves, but no one ever believes me when I reveal the secret ingredient - tomato soup! It's a beautiful dessert with its light orange color and rich frosting. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 12-16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add soup and egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the carrots, walnuts and raisins or currants if desired. Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. , In another bowl, combine the first four frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cake; top with walnuts if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 289mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
GOLDEN, MOIST CARROT CAKE
From Taste of the South magazine by Shirley Corriher. Perfect with Recipe #357351. She recommends using a baking stone to insure a steady baking temperature in the oven. Refrigerate leftovers.
Provided by Kats Mom
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 8, 12-18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- PREPARATION: Arrange a shelf in the lower third of the oven and place a baking stone on it.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Spread nuts on a baking sheet, place in the oven on the stone, and roast for 10 to 12 minutes.
- While nuts are hot, stir in 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
- Spray 2 (8-inch) round cake pans (the 2-inch high kind) with nonstick cooking spray and line with a parchment circle.
- Spray very lightly on top of parchment, too.
- THE CAKE: In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and orange zest.
- Beat well at medium speed with an electric mixer.
- In another bowl, stir together whole eggs, egg yolks, and brown sugar.
- Then, add oil, vanilla, and orange juice, stirring to combine.
- Make a hole in the center of flour mixture and add egg mixture, a little at a time, stirring by hand.
- Add carrots and roasted nuts.
- Pour batter into prepared pans (spoon batter from one pan to the other until batter is divided equally).
- Drop pans, one at a time, onto the counter from a height of 4 inches to knock out large air bubbles.
- Place both pans in oven on stone.
- Bake for approximately 30 to 35 minutes, or until the center springs back when touched. Ideally, cake should not pull away from sides until it has just come out of oven. (The center temperature should read approximately 209° on an instant-read thermometer.).
- COOLING THE CAKE: Cool cake layers in pans on a cooling rack for approximately 10 minutes.
- Shake pan to loosen cake all around.
- Spray a cooling rack with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place rack, sprayed side down, on top of cake and invert.
- Let cool completely.
- FROSTING THE CAKE: When completely cool, slice each layer in half horizontally, creating 4 layers.
- Divide cream cheese icing in half; reserving one half to ice top and sides.
- Divide remaining half into thirds.
- Place one layer, cut side up, on a cake plate or serving dish and spread with one-third of icing.
- Place another layer on top of icing, cut side up, and spread with another third.
- Place third layer on top, cut side up, and spread with remaining third.
- Place top layer on, cut side down. Ice top and sides with reserved icing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 573, Fat 35.1, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 92.9, Sodium 520.3, Carbohydrate 60.1, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 37.7, Protein 7.7
GOLDEN CARROT CAKE
Golden Brown Sugar gives a maple flavor to the cake. While applesauce is a healthier option to cooking oil. So half the oil, with applesauce. Half the granulated sugar with golden brown sugar. Truly Golden Carrot Cake!
Provided by oneredbyrd
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour pans.
- Sift together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, then add both sugars.
- Let stand until sugars dissolve, approximately 10 minutes.
- Stir in oil, carrots, applesauce, pineapple with juice, nuts, (and raisins if added).
- Stir in dry ingredients and beat until well blended, approximately 3 minutes.
- Turn into 3, greased and floured, 9-inch round cake pans, or one 13 x 9 x 12 inch square cake pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 to 45 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
- Cool in pans for approximately 10 minutes, then turn on to wire wracks until completely cooled before frosting.
- Frosting Preparations:.
- Combine butter, (margarine) cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl,.
- beat until well blended.
- Add powdered sugar, gradually sifting into mixture.
- Beat at high speed.
- (If frosting is too thick, add a drop or two of milk to spreading consistency).
- Add food coloring, or frosting coloring to frosting if desired.
- Decorate with cute little carrots, with green toppings. Be creative!
- Hope you enjoy my variation of this classic cake!
CARROT CAKE - LARGE
A very large, moist, carrot cake that will feed a crowd. Get used to shreading carrots as you'll be asked to make this over and over again.
Provided by Steve_G
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar.
- Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease two 10 inch cake pans, place parchment on bottom of pans, grease parchment and flour entire pan.
- Can be made in three 8 inch pans for a really tall cake.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until light, gradually beat in the white sugar, oil and vanilla.
- Stir in the pineapple.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the wet mixture until absorbed.
- Finally stir in the carrot mixture and the walnuts.
- Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until cake tests done with a toothpick.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
- When completely cooled, fill with lightly sweeten cream cheese filling and frost with butter cream frosting.
PHENOMENAL CARROT CAKE
This is a fabulously moist carrot cake that my family has been making for over 25 years. I'm not sure where the original recipe comes from but I really, really appreciate the person who thought this up! It is an extremely quick and easy cake to make, but everyone will rave! For an even more decadent treat, frost the cake with your favourite cream cheese frosting.
Provided by Mel T
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 1 cake, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick spray.
- In large bowl, beat eggs and gradually add sugar.
- Continue beating and add oil and vanilla.
- Add carrots, pineapple, and coconut.
- Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix well.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.
- Let cool before frosting.
- Note: This recipe works just as well for muffins!
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