My soft and fluffy carrot cake, made with homemade cream cheese frosting, always steals the show! I am a big fan of this recipe and I love how you can mix it to make it yourself. To keep this recipe easy and easy, I made this sheet pan cake. I kept things simple with the plum mixed with flour and some chopped pens. This is perfectly perfect for the delicious and special occasion, or at any time you are looking for a simple carrot cake. Maybe like this weekend? 😉
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Easy carrot cake recipe
This recipe is like me Carrot muffin recipeI scained to bake in a baking dish and smashed the best carrot cakes made by touching cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Only Easter, birthday or honestly, never a light spicy, moist carrot cake (which is most often !!) to choose the last minute dessert.
Carrot cake recipe
This carrot cake recipe is soft, moist, and top with the best cream cheese frosting so far. Made with simple paintry staples and fresh grated carrots!
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Cake
- 3 Cup Finely grated carrot (4-5 large carrots) ($ 1.00)
- 2 Cup All intentions flour ($ 0.36)
- 1 ½ Tsp Baking powder ($ 0.06)
- ½ Tsp Soda baking ($ 0.01)
- ½ Tsp Salt ($ 0.02)
- 1 ½ Tsp Ground cinnamon ($ 0.15)
- ¼ Tsp Ground nutmeg ($ 0.04)
- ½ Tsp Ground came ($ 0.05)
- 4 Big eggs, light beatings ($ 1.48)
- 1 Cup Dark brown sugar ($ 0.48)
- 1 Cup Granulated sugar ($ 0.96)
- ⅔ Cup Newetened apple* ($ 0.40)
- 👉 Cup Cooking oil* ($ 0.48)
- 2 Tsp Vanilla arc ($ 1.30)
- 👉 Cup Golden plum, optional ** ($ 1.49)
Frosting
- 8 The burden. Cream cheese, soft ($ 2.00)
- 6 Tbsp Salty butter, soft ($ 0.74)
- 1 Tsp Vanilla arc ($ 0.65)
- 3 Cup Powder ($ 1.50)
- ½ Cup To decorate chopped pecones, ($ 0.75)
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Heat the oven at 350 ° F. Wash the carrots, peel and grash using the box grater small or fine holes. Set the grated carrot to the side.
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In a large bowl, dry materials (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground nutmeg and ground ginger) together.
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In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, apple, oil and vanilla extract).
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Like dry ingredients, add wet materials. Stir together until together. Take care of the overmix.
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Add grated carrots and raisins to the bowl and fold in flour until just combined.
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Add a grease or parchment-line 9 × 13 “baking dish in the flour to *** and bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick laid in the center.
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Remove the cake from the oven and let the room temperature cool completely before frosting.
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To make frosting, combine the soft bowl in the soft bowl, combine the soft butter, vanilla extract and 1 cup powder and mix using the handheld mixer until smooth. Then, continue to add the remaining powdered (1 cup at a time). Mix together until creamy and smooth.
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Once the cake is cooled, spread the cream cheese icing on top, then sprinkle on the chopped pens. 15 slices or slices in your own extent serving and enjoy!
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9 × 13 baking dish
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Handheld mixer
**I like to add Golden plum The sweetness and texture of a little added to my flour. They left them freely.
***I chose Line my baking dish with parchment paper To make it easier to remove completely after the cake is complete. But this step is also optional.
Service: 1SlicesCalories: 533KcelCarbohydrates: 75GProtein: 5GFat: 25GSodium: 276MillilgramFiber: 2G
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How to make a carrot cake step-by-step photos
Collect all your ingredients.
Carrot to Shag: Heat your oven at 350 ° F. If you have not already, wash 4-5 large carrots using a box grater, squeeze and grate. I use a small/fine hole on my box grater. For this recipe you need 3 cups of finely grated carrots. Set the grated carrots on one side.
Shake the dry material together: In a large mixing bowl, add 2 cups of flour, 1½ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon, and tsp ground. Mix until combined.
Shake the wet material together: Add 4 large eggs, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1 cup apple sauce, 2 cups cooking oil and 2 tsp vanilla extract in a separate mixing bowl. Jick until combined.
Make flour: Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Bee Very Be careful not to ovarix at this point.
In the cake flour, add grated carrots and 2 cups of golden plum (if used) and just fold them carefully until combined.
Bake: Grease the baking dish with either butter with butter, or apply parchment with a parchment paper. I prepared in the prepared baking dish. Bake in your preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or the toothpick laid in the center.
Before you add cream cheese frosting, let the cake cool completely at room temperature.
Make frosting: Add 8 oz. Nomar cream cheese, 6 tbsp soft butter, 1 tbsp vanilla extract and 1 cup powder powder in a large bowl.
Use a handheld mixer to mix the frosting ingredients together. Now, continue to add the remaining powdered (1 cup at a time). Mix in the mixer in addition. Combine all powdered sugar and mix until frosting creamy and smooth.
When your cake is cooled (and only when it cools!), Spread the homemade cream cheese frosting on it.
Now, sprinkle chopped pens on top. Slice and serve your sheet pan carrot cake in 15 slices (or as many pieces you want)!
- Your own carrots were broken. Do not be fascinated by those pre-made carrots in the store. They are very thick for this recipe. I recommend you cut your own pieces by using the finer sides of the box grater.
- Do not overmix in flour. Overmiking can make the cake light and fluffy rather thicker than fluff. Combine the dry and wet materials without mixing together and there are no traces of dry flour in the bowl.
- Let the cake cool before frosting. How long it will take to depend on your kitchen temperature completely. If you add cream cheese frosting when the cake is still hot, it will melt and make a huge mess (and I don't want it for you!) Let cool at room temperature and then frost after cooling.
- Either grease or line your baking sheet. I personally draw my baking dish with parchment paper, but you can also greet it with butter.
- Choose your mix-in. I love the golden plum mixed with my homemade carrot cake flour. They are like a little pleasure bite me. I also sprinkle chopped peckons on frosting, but you can either leave it or swap for chopped walnuts, sliced coconut or regular dark plum.
Can I make this a layer cake?
I've just used a baking dish for this carrot cake recipe, because I love the ease and convenient of the sheet pan cake! But I don't see why you can't change this recipe layer cake if you want. This recipe makes a flour enough to fill the 9 × 13 “baking dish, which is generally equivalent to the two” round cake pan. I will split the flour evenly, bake and make sure the layers are completely cold before frosting.
Your cake will definitely cook in a round cake pan fast, so I will check them around 30 minutes. If the toothpick laid in the center comes out clean, it is complete.
How to store how to store
Place any remaining slices in the fridge for 3 days in airtight containers (or wrapped in a plastic rap). Let them sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before let the frosting a little soft. I actually Indeed Like my carrot cake, it had a short time to rest. The flavors fall deeply and soak the frosting cake a little, which makes it extra moist and dreamy. You can also freeze unfrosed cakes for 3 months. Let it melt at room temperature before frosting.