Recipe: Tasty Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake. I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.

It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake. Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes The origins of carrot cake are disputed. You can have Carrot Cake using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

1. Prepare 2 cup of sugar.
2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of oil.
3. Prepare 4 of eggs.
4. You need 2 1/4 cup of flour.
5. It's 2 tsp of salt.
6. It's 2 tsp of baking soda.
7. It's 2 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
8. You need 3 cup of finely grated carrots.

This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. This Carrot Cake with pineapple and coconut is a family favorite, made every year for all sorts of celebrations from birthdays to Easter!

Carrot Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
3. Combine sugar, oil and eggs in stand mixer. Mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.
4. Add dry ingredients, mix at low speed for 1 minute.
5. Add carrots, mix until incorporated, about 1 minute.
6. Divide batter evenly between the 2 cake pans. Use spatula to move batter from center of pans to the edges.
7. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool on rack for 1 hour, then frost with Duncan Hines cream cheese frosting.

Originally from the Silver Palate cookbook, we've made several. Whether you want a carrot cake that's dense, moist and full of spice and nuts, or you like Try Rachel Allen's easiest carrot cake loaf for afternoon tea, Dan Lepard's carrot cake cupcakes for Easter, or. This truly is the best carrot cake recipe! It's perfectly moist and delicious, made with lots of fresh carrots, and topped with the most heavenly cream cheese frosting. My family's best carrot cake recipe dates back to my great-grandmother!