Best 5 A Very Moist Carrot Cake Recipes
Carrot cake is a moist and flavorful cake that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with grated carrots, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. The cake is typically topped with a cream cheese frosting. Carrot cake is a popular choice for birthday parties, baby showers, and other special events.
This article provides recipes for three different types of carrot cake:
* **Classic Carrot Cake:** This is the traditional carrot cake recipe that is made with grated carrots, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. The cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting.
* **Spiced Carrot Cake:** This carrot cake recipe is made with the addition of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. The cake is also topped with a cream cheese frosting.
* **Pineapple Carrot Cake:** This carrot cake recipe is made with the addition of pineapple. The cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting.
All of these carrot cake recipes are easy to follow and can be made in about an hour. They are all moist and flavorful, and they are sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
MOIST CARROT CAKE
This cake was made and brought to me at work. It is the moistest carrot cake I have ever had. Decorate with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Provided by KORIBEAR
Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, oil, and eggs. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, chopped nuts and flaked coconut. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 568.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59.4 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 35.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 470.2 mg, Sugar 39.8 g
INCREDIBLY MOIST AND EASY CARROT CAKE
This is the best carrot cake recipe I've ever used. We prefer to use a hand grater when preparing the carrots since it creates delicate carrot shreds that melt into the cake batter. Pre-shredded bags or shredding carrots using a food processor are also options, but the carrot shreds will be larger. This recipe is forgiving. You can make this with or without the nuts or raisins. We love the combination of granulated and brown sugar, but if you only have one of them, use it, and the cake will still be delicious. Frosting: Our creamy frosting recipe shared below is not a traditional cream cheese frosting. Thanks to whipped cream, it's creamier and has soft peaks (you can see it in our video). We love it, but if you prefer a more traditional frosting, see the tips section below the recipe. We have provided instructions for a classic cream cheese frosting that works nicely with this cake.
Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield Makes 1 (9-inch) double layer cake (16 thin slices) or 22 to 24 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottom with parchment paper and then grease the top. Or grease and flour the bottom and sides of both pans.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176C).
- Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until very well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking after each one.
- Switch to a large rubber spatula. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the dry ingredients in three parts, gently stirring until they disappear and the batter is smooth.
- Stir in the carrots, nuts, and raisins.
- Divide the cake batter between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake until the tops of the cake layers are springy when touched and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Cool cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully turn the cake layers out onto cooling racks. Remove the parchment paper and cool completely. If you find that a cake layer is sticking to the bottom of the pan, leave the cake pan upside down and allow gravity to do its thing.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a handheld mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Beat in the powdered sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, until fluffy.
- Pour in the whipping cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the frosting is whipped and creamy. This frosting resembles the texture of whipped cream. Chill covered until ready to frost the cake.
- When the cake layers are completely cool, frost the top of one cake layer, and place the second cake layer on top.
- Add the remaining frosting to the top of the carrot cake and use a butter knife or small spatula to swirl the frosting around. Leave the sides of the cake unfrosted. Finish with a handful of nuts on top.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice (1 of 16), Calories 535, Fat 33.4g, SaturatedFat 6.9g, Cholesterol 69.3mg, Sodium 315.9mg, Carbohydrate 56.4g, Fiber 2.4g, Sugar 40.5g, Protein 5.6g
A VERY MOIST CARROT CAKE
A very moist cake, no icing needed but goes well with nut icing.
Provided by Carla_P
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
- Beat the oil and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the oil mixture before adding the next.
- Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; beat into the wet mixture. Fold grated carrots through the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 726.6 calories, Carbohydrate 80 g, Cholesterol 81.8 mg, Fat 43.5 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 341.4 mg, Sugar 51.5 g
BEST CARROT CAKE
After a bite of this, you'll be on cloud nine. I love to bake this moist carrot cake recipe for friends and family. -Geri Frahm, Gretna, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h35m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, pineapple, raisins and walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 621 calories, Fat 32g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 235mg sodium, Carbohydrate 81g carbohydrate (60g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
A DIFFERENT FLUFFY, LIGHT AND MOIST CARROT CAKE (VERY LOW FAT)
I tried this recipe from a site and changed only one thing (I added 2 teaspoons cinnamon instead of the recommended 1 teaspoon orange extract) and it turned out very fluffy and moist. It also doesn't use butter or oil so its light and delicious. The frosting also doesn't use any butter so its light and delicious.
Provided by Pantheress
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 370 F (190c).
- Grease a 9 inch pan.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and then slowly pour in 1/2 cup of sugar, beating constantly.
- In another bowl, beat the egg yolks and the remaining sugar then add lemon rind, lemon juice, salt and cinnamon, beating continuously.
- Add in the carrots, corn starch and mix.
- Add the egg whites to the mix slowly and small amounts at a time mixing continuously in a top to bottom rotating movement.
- Pour the batter into the pan.
- Level the surface with a spatula (do not pressure it though and move very lightly).
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean and cake is golden.
- For frosting:.
- Whip the whipping cream until it thickens.
- In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and cheese until smooth.
- Add in the whipped cream.
- Frost cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.9, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 121.4, Sodium 103.8, Carbohydrate 33.2, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 23.2, Protein 4
Tips:
- Mise en place: As with all baking, preparing all ingredients and equipment ahead of time is key to a successful carrot cake.
- Fresh ingredients: Using fresh carrots, eggs, and other ingredients will result in a more flavorful cake.
- Cream butter and sugar thoroughly: This step helps incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a light and fluffy cake.
- Gradually add eggs: Adding the eggs one at a time helps prevent the batter from curdling.
- Sift dry ingredients: Sifting the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt helps to evenly distribute them throughout the batter and prevent lumps.
- Fold in the carrots: Gently fold the grated carrots into the batter until just combined. Overmixing can result in a tough cake.
- Bake at the right temperature: Baking the cake at the correct temperature and for the right amount of time is essential for a perfectly cooked cake.
- Use a toothpick test: To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Allow the cake to cool completely: Before frosting the cake, allow it to cool completely on a wire rack. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
- Frost the cake with cream cheese frosting: Cream cheese frosting is a classic pairing for carrot cake. It's easy to make and adds a delicious tangy flavor to the cake.
- Decorate as desired: You can decorate the cake with chopped walnuts, pecans, or grated carrots. You can also add a drizzle of caramel sauce or honey.
Conclusion:
This incredibly moist carrot cake is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, sweet flavor, and tangy cream cheese frosting, it's sure to be a hit with everyone. So, preheat your oven and gather your ingredients, it's time to bake a delicious carrot cake!
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