Carrot cake is a classic dessert that is loved by people of all ages. It is a moist and flavorful cake that is made with grated carrots, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and eggs. The cake is often topped with a cream cheese frosting or a buttermilk glaze. In this article, you will find three different recipes for carrot cake:
- Classic Carrot Cake with Buttermilk Glaze: This is the classic carrot cake recipe that is made with all of the traditional ingredients. The buttermilk glaze adds a sweet and tangy flavor to the cake.
- Cream Cheese Carrot Cake: This recipe is similar to the classic carrot cake recipe, but it is topped with a cream cheese frosting instead of a buttermilk glaze. The cream cheese frosting is rich and creamy, and it pairs perfectly with the moist carrot cake.
- Gluten-Free Carrot Cake: This recipe is perfect for people who are gluten-intolerant or celiac. It is made with gluten-free flour, and it is just as delicious as the classic carrot cake recipe.
No matter which recipe you choose, you are sure to enjoy this classic dessert. Carrot cake is perfect for any occasion, from birthday parties to holiday gatherings.
BEST CARROT CAKE
We don't say "best" carrot cake lightly. We really mean it.
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Categories Desserts
Time 2h20m
Yield 1 (9-inch) cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Line 3 (9-inch) round cakepans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside.
- Stir together first 4 ingredients.
- Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into prepared cakepans.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Drizzle Buttermilk Glaze evenly over layers; cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
CARROT CAKE SUPREME WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE AND CREAM CHEESE FROST
I found this recipe in a Southern Living cookbook and it is the BEST!!! I am a custom cake baker and decorator and am always hunting for great cake recipes. I know it looks intimidating, as the recipe has 3 parts: Cake, Glaze and Frosting...that's why there's soo many ingredients listed. Every time I make this cake people literally go crazy...I've even had a marriage proposal over this one! Watch out people...you might just get yourself hitched.
Provided by sunnybono
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- For Cake:.
- Grease three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
- Stir together first 4 ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
- In your mixing bowl, beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
- Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients.
- Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Buttermilk Glaze:.
- Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a medium to large saucepan.
- Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly until glaze is golden.
- Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and cool slightly.
- Drizzle warm buttermilk glaze evenly over warm cake layers; cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
- Remove from pans, inverting layers. Peel parchment; invert again, glaze side up.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting:.
- Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Frost with Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top of sides of cake.
- Chill cake several hours before slicing.
- Store in the refrigerator.
MAGNIFICENT CARROT CAKE
If you're looking for something a little more traditional, nothing says Easter like a homemade carrot cake covered in rich cream cheese frosting. A touch of rum extract lends wonderful flavor to every bite of this baked-from-scratch indulgence.-Melanie Madeira, Dallas, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat sugar, buttermilk, oil, eggs and extract until well blended. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and allspice; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in carrots, pineapple, walnuts and currants., Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean., Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup and baking soda in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 4 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla., Pour glaze over hot cakes; cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and extract; beat until smooth., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 681 calories, Fat 35g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 99mg cholesterol, Sodium 449mg sodium, Carbohydrate 85g carbohydrate (68g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE
This is Grandma Great's recipe. What makes this cake different from other's posted here is additional coconut and walnuts in the glaze and the technique of broiling the cake with the glaze. The amounts are a little different too. This is by far our favorite carrot cake. If you don't want a cream cheese frosting, this glaze is a perfect compliment to a moist but very dense cake. Do not Beat the cake mix, stir by hand - very important!
Provided by Vseward Chef-V
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray (No need to grease - there is oil in the cake batter).
- In a bowl beat eggs with sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla for about 5 minutes (beat for 5 minutes, no less!).
- In another bowl mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to the egg mixture *STIR* with wooden spoon until combined.
- Fold in carrots, drained pineapple, coconut and walnuts; mix with wooden spoon until combined.
- Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Cover the pan loosley with foil to prevent excess browning. Continue to cook another 25 minutes.
- Buttermilk glaze:.
- In a heavy saucepan bring the sugar, baking soda, butter, buttermilk and corn syrup to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Cook for about 2 minutes add 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts.
- continue to cook another 2 minutes or until the mixture is golden brown.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Poke holes in cake (I use a kabob skewer) Pour buttermilk glaze over hot cake.
- BROIL:.
- Return cake to oven and broil until bubbly -- about 1-2 minutes.
- Cool completely before serving.
BEST EVER CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE
This really is an easy cake to make even with all the steps and ingredients. The key is to have all the ingredients ready to go. This is one of my husband's favorite cakes, he likes it warmed up. My grandkids even like this cake.
Provided by Cheryl Kaelin
Categories Cakes
Time 17h
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 Line 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside.
- 2. Stir together first 4 ingredients. Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into prepared cake pans
- 3. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Drizzle Buttermilk Glaze evenly over layers; cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
- 4. Buttermilk Glaze Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
- 5. Cream Cheese Frosting Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE
Though this recipe came from humble beginnings (it was in a shoebox of recipes my mother had saved since the forties), it has since risen to fame as the best carrot cake ever amongst my family, friends, and coworkers. Nothing like the sawdust-dry carrot cakes you often come across, this one is dense, moist and very rich. I knew...
Provided by Lisa Glass
Categories Cakes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- 1. Combine flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- 2. Combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl or stand mixer. Beat until smooth.
- 3. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Mix in drained pineapple, carrots, and coconut.
- 4. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
- 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out free of wet batter. While cake is baking, make buttermilk glaze.
- 6. For buttermilk glaze, combine sugar, soda, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup in a heavy pan or small dutch oven. Bring to a boil; cook for four minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
- 7. When cake is finished, remove from oven and immediately spread with buttermilk glaze. While cooling, make cream cheese frosting.
- 8. For frosting, combine butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth.
- 9. After cake is cooled completely, spread on cream cheese frosting. Store cake covered in the refrigerator.
BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE
This is a scrumptious treat that has been a favorite of families for generations.-Mrs. Harold Podraza, Houston, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; beat until smooth. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, orange zest and salt; add to buttermilk mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots, coconut, nuts and pineapple. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Place pans on wire racks., In a saucepan, combine the first five glaze ingredients. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add vanilla. Spread over warm cakes. Cool completely before removing from pans., In a bowl, combine the first five frosting ingredients; beat until fluffy. Beat in sugar. Place one cake glaze side up on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Frost top and sides of cake.
Nutrition Facts :
BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE
Many years of making carrot cakes led me to combine them for this wonderful and easy pan cake-moist, moist, moist!
Provided by Paula Todora
Categories Cakes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- 2. Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a small bowl. Place the raisins into the pineapple juice to soften.
- 3. To make the cake, whisk the flour, soda, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- 4. In an electric mixer bowl, beat eggs until light in color; add sugar and beat on medium high until light and fluffy. Add oil, buttermilk and vanilla, beat on medium until combined. Add flour mixture, ¼ cup at a time, to sugar mixture in mixing bowl, beating on low until combined.
- 5. Drain raisins and add to mixture. Add carrots, drained pineapple and nuts. Beat on low just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out dry, but be careful to not over bake. If you press your finger in the middle, an indention should remain. While the is cooking, make the glaze and frosting.
- 6. To make glaze: In a large saucepan over medium high heat, cook all glaze ingredients except vanilla extract, stirring. Cook, stirring, approximately 10-15 minutes, or until it turns into a light caramel color (it will foam up a bit). Remove from heat and add vanilla.
- 7. To make frosting: In an electric mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add butter and vanilla; continue beating, adding a tablespoon of milk and cinnamon. Slowly add the powdered sugar, beating on low speed. Turn to high and beat until creamy, adding more milk if mixture is too thick.
- 8. When the cake is done, remove from oven and poke holes all over the top with a toothpick. Pour warm glaze over the top and spread with a spoon to coat evenly. Let set until completely cool. When cool, frost with frosting.
CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE
This is a delicious cake-it's so moist! It's great for taking to picnics in summertime, since it travels well. It also keeps for several days in the refrigerator.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 20 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside. Beat eggs in bowl until lemon-colored; beat in the sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture; stir in the pineapple, carrots, nuts and coconut. Pour into lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For frosting, combine all ingredients except vanilla in saucepan; bring to boil. Boil 5-6 minutes, until thick and syrupy; add vanilla. Poke holes in top of cake with toothpick or fork; pour glaze over top while cake is still warm. Serve warm or store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts :
BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE COOKIES
I created this recipe because I just love carrot cake. I wanted something that I could take with me anywhere and not need a fork. I entered my recipe in the Los Angeles County Fair and the cookies not only won first place, but were also named Best of Division. -Marina Castle, Canyon Country, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and extracts. Combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, ginger and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the walnuts, carrots and raisins., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir in walnuts and pineapple. Spread over the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Sprinkle both sides with additional confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 117mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality carrots: Fresh, sweet carrots are essential for a delicious carrot cake. Look for carrots that are firm and brightly colored.
- Grate the carrots finely: Finely grated carrots will distribute more evenly throughout the cake batter and will bake more evenly.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Use buttermilk: Buttermilk adds a tangy flavor and moisture to the cake. If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of regular milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This is the best way to ensure that the cake is fully baked.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help the frosting to set properly.
Conclusion:
This Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake with Buttermilk Glaze is a classic recipe that is sure to please everyone. The cake is moist and flavorful, with a perfect balance of sweetness and spice. The buttermilk glaze adds a delicious tangy flavor that complements the cake perfectly. This cake is perfect for any occasion, from birthdays to holidays to potlucks. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make carrot cake recipe, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!
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