This Delicious Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting will definitely impress your guests! I’ve been making this cake for many years. Use golden raisins and they plump up and, combined with grated carrots and pineapple, make this cake amazingly moist!
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Delicious Carrot Cake
Preheat oven to 350º
- 2 – 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tblsp. vanilla extract
- 3 cups lightly packed shredded carrots
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 can (8 – 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Line the bottom of two round 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
In a large bowl, with the mixer, beat eggs until blended. Gradually add sugar, then brown sugar; beat for 2 minutes, frequently scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Beat in oil and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture and beat for about 1 minute, until smooth, frequently scraping the bowl.
Fold in carrots, walnuts, raisins, and pineapple with juice.
Pour batter into pans. Bake for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean, with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool cake completely before frosting with Cream Cheese Frosting, (recipe below).
Cream Cheese Frosting For Carrot Cake
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 Tablespoon unsalted butter – softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
In a large bowl, with your mixer on low speed, blend the butter and cream cheese together.
Whip for 2-3 minutes.
Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until blended.
Add the vanilla and blend, then increase speed to medium.
Beat for 1 minute or until smooth and creamy.
Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tblsp. vanilla extract
- 3 cups lightly packed shredded carrots
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 can (8 - 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 Tablespoon unsalted butter - softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º
Line the bottom of two round 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
In a large bowl, with the mixer, beat eggs until blended. Gradually add sugar, then brown sugar; beat 2 minutes, frequently scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Beat in oil and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture and beat about 1 minute, until smooth, frequently scraping the bowl.
Fold in carrots, walnuts, raisins, and pineapple with juice.
Pour batter into pans. Bake for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean, with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool cake completely before frosting with Cream Cheese Frosting, (recipe below).
Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:
In a large bowl, with mixer on low speed, blend the butter and cream cheese together.
Whip for 8 minutes.
Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until blended.
Add the vanilla and blend, then increase speed to medium.
Beat 1 minute, or until smooth and fluffy.
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