Carrot Cake

Created on 8/16/2024

Ingredients:

Bread Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (200 g) light or dark brown sugar¹ firmly packed
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup (235 ml) cooking oil use canola, avocado, or vegetable oil
  • ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter melted
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups (340 g) grated carrots² peel before grating
  • 1 cup (125 g) chopped walnuts or pecans optional

Cream Cheese

  • ½ cup (1 stick) (113 g) unsalted butter softened
  • 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese softened (brick-style, not spreadable)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups (500 g) powdered sugar

Baking Instructions:

Step One: Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a 9×13″ pan by lining the bottoms with parchment paper and lightly greasing and flouring the sides

Step Two: In a large bowl, whisk together your flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg

Step Three: Add your canola oil and melted butter and stir well (batter will be pretty stiff and thick at this point, I usually use an electric mixer or my stand mixer to combine everything nicely)

Step Four: Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Then stir in vanilla extract. Then Stir in carrots and nuts (if using) until ingredients are well-combined

Step Five: Evenly divide carrot cake batter into prepared baking pans and bake on 350F for approximately 45-50 minutes

Step Six: Allow cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and invert onto cooling rack to cool completely

Cream Cheese Instructions:

Step One: Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free

Step Two: Add vanilla extract and sprinkle salt into the bowl and stir well to combine

Step Three: With mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar until ingredients are completely combined (be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula)

Step Four: Once your cake has cooled completely, cover with frosting