Carrot Cake. Carrot Cake with Pineapple Frosting "Delicious! Everyone raved over dessert tonight—this cake is a definite keeper!" - Christina. Carrot Cupcakes & White Chocolate Icing "Cupcakes are FULL of flavor.
Add the eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla; beat until combined. My fiance LOVES carrot cake, and yesterday was his birthday so I decided to look for a carrot cake recipe. He was very specific that he wanted pineapple, coconut and lots of nuts in his carrot cake. You can have Carrot Cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Carrot Cake
- You need 2 c of flour.
- It's 1 cup of white sugar.
- It's 1 c of brown sugar.
- You need 2 tsp of baking soda.
- Prepare Pinch of salt.
- You need 2 tsp of cinnamon.
- Prepare 6 of large carrot ground fine.
- Prepare 1 c of black walnut pieces.
- You need 1/2 c of raisins.
- You need 4 of large eggs.
- Prepare 1 cup of oil.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
- Prepare of Icing.
- You need 1 (8 oz) of Philadelphia cream cheese.
- Prepare 1 stick of Land O Lakes butter.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.
- You need 3 cups of Sifted confectioners sugar.
I made this cake with a few modifications and he LOVES it! Says that it rivals his favorite carrot cake recipe. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Carrot Cake step by step
- Bring your butter and cheese to room temp..
- Add oil, sugars, vanilla and eggs to mixer bowl. Beat till well combined. Add combined dry ingredients 1/2 at a time. Beat well..
- Mix in carrots, nuts, and raisins by hand. Pour into greased or foil lined 8x10 “ pan..
- Bake 350 for 35-40 min..
- For icing: cream butter and cheese till fluffy. Add Sifted powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Add vanilla. Cream till incorporated and fluffy..
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour. For a gluten-free carrot cake, swap the flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend. Baking soda helps the cake to rise. Salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract make the cake taste amazing.