Carrot cake is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is a moist and flavorful cake that is made with grated carrots, spices, and nuts. Carrot cake is often served with a cream cheese frosting, which adds a delicious tanginess to the cake.
This article includes three different recipes for carrot cake. The first recipe is for a classic carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The second recipe is for a gluten-free carrot cake with maple frosting. The third recipe is for a vegan carrot cake with coconut cream frosting.
All of the recipes in this article are easy to follow and can be made with ingredients that are easily found at your local grocery store. Whether you are a beginner baker or a seasoned pro, you are sure to find a carrot cake recipe in this article that you will love.
The classic carrot cake recipe is the most traditional version of this dessert. It is made with grated carrots, spices, and nuts, and it is served with a cream cheese frosting. The gluten-free carrot cake recipe is a great option for people who are gluten-intolerant or celiac. It is made with gluten-free flour and almond flour, and it is served with a maple frosting. The vegan carrot cake recipe is a great option for people who are vegan or who are looking for a dairy-free dessert. It is made with plant-based milk and butter, and it is served with a coconut cream frosting.
JANE'S CARROT CAKE
My dear friend,and neighbor, Jane Graham shared this recipe with me many years ago. It is a family favorite. Makes great cupcakes for lunches too. Needs no icing. Incredibly delicious!
Provided by Ann Arber
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour 9x13 pan.
- Combine sugar, eggs, oil ,and vanilla in bowl.
- Blend using a spoon.
- Stir in dry ingregients.
- Mix well.
- Add carrots, pineapple,coconut and nuts.
- Pour into pan Bake until center comes out clean, around 50 minutes.
- Ice if desired.
CARROT CAKE TRAYBAKE!
A Delicious, Easy, and Moreish Carrot Cake Traybake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Chopped Nuts!
Provided by Jane's Patisserie
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and Grease & line a large tin - I used a 9x13" Traybake/Roasting tin.
- Pour the Sunflower Oil & Eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar - mix lightly and combine.
- Add the Grated Carrots, Rasins, and Orange Zest and fold through to combine.
- Add the Flour, Bicarbonate, Mixed Spice, Ginger, & Cinnamon and mix again - try not to over mix!
- Pour the mixture into the tin, and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Sometimes it can take a little longer so test with a skewer!
- Once baked, leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack.
- With a stand mixer/electric whisk, beat the room temperature/softened Butter for a couple of minutes so its really smooth.
- Fold through the the Cream Cheese so its combined, or beat on a low speed. Stir in the Vanilla extract.
- Gradually add in the Icing Sugar and mixed spice till its all combined - try not to beat too hard, you'll want to do this bit by hand. I add usually about 500g, you want to add enough for it to be firm.
- Once the cake is fully cooled, slather the frosting on top. Smooth it over, and sprinkle on some chopped nuts (I used walnuts and pecans) and then give it a sprinkle of icing sugar!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 444 kcal, Carbohydrate 74 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 36 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Sodium 220 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 48 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CARROT LOAF CAKE!
An easy carrot loaf cake with cream cheese frosting - easy, delicious, and the perfect easy bake!
Provided by Jane's Patisserie
Categories Cake
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and grease and line your 2lb Loaf Tin!
- Pour the sunflower oil & eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar - mix lightly and combine.
- Add the grated carrots, raisins/nuts, and orange zest and fold through to combine.
- Add the flour, bicarbonate, mixed spice, ginger, cinnamon & nutmeg and mix again - try not to over mix!
- Pour the mixture into the tin, and bake in the oven for 55-60 minutes. Sometimes it can take a little longer so test with a skewer!
- Once baked, leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack. If your cake doesn't come out, it may not have finished baking, or you didn't line the tin well enough!
- Beat your butter on its own for a few minutes to loosen it.
- Add in the icing sugar, and beat again - I beat this for about 5 minutes, to make it really smooth.
- Make sure your cream cheese doesn't have any excess water - I find it best to add it to a bowl first just to make sure.
- Add in the cream cheese, and vanilla and beat. At first, it may look a little weird, but just keep on beating. I end up beating it for a few minutes - it can go through a lumpy stage first, but eventually, the lumps beat out and it's smooth and thick!
- Once beaten - it should be lovely and thick.
- Slather your cream cheese frosting over the top of the cake!
- Decorate with chopped nuts, carrot decorations or whatever!!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 469 kcal, Carbohydrate 42 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 32 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 92 mg, Sodium 211 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 28 g, ServingSize 1 serving
JANIE'S CARROT CAKE
I like this incredibly moist carrott cake because it makes a single layer. I especially like to use the cream cheese frosting with the nut topping. Very rich and full of flavor. A great size cake for when you don't want a large dessert.
Provided by Just Janie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 layer, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Beat 2/3 cup butter with sugar thoroughly. Add eggs, one at at time until fluffy. Combine flour, salt cinnamon and baking powder in small bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in the carrotts & 1/2 cup nuts by hand.
- Spread evenly in greased 9 " round cake pan.
- Bake at 350 40 - 45 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes clean.
- Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool on rack completely.
- Combine the remaining butter, cream cheese, vanilla & powdered sugar for frosting.
- Frost the cooled layer.
- Combine the ground nuts with the brown sugar.
- Sprinkle over frosting.
- Keep chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 748.1, Fat 40.8, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 165.1, Sodium 398.8, Carbohydrate 90, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 61.2, Protein 9.3
OLD-FASHIONED CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this homemade carrot cake is never enough-better than all the other carrot cakes recipes I've tried!-Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; beat into egg mixture. Stir in carrots., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting for decorating if desired. If desired, stir walnuts into remaining frosting. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If decorating the cake, tint 1/4 cup reserved frosting orange and 1/4 cup green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #7 round pastry tip. Fill the bag with orange frosting. Pipe twelve carrots on top of cake, so each slice will have a carrot. Using #67 leaf pastry tip and the green frosting, pipe a leaf at the top of each carrot. , Store cake in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 28g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CARROT CAKE
You've got enough frosting to fill the layers and cover the sides and top of the cake, but Dorie Greenspan covers each layer generously, so generously that when the next layer goes on the frosting ripples out around the edges. Then just swirl the frosting over the top, leaving the sides bare.
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories brunch, lunch
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the cake: Position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour three 9-inch round, 2-inch deep cake pans, flour the insides and tap out the excess.
- Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside. In another bowl, stir together the carrots, chopped nuts, coconut and raisins.
- Working in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a whisk, beat the sugar and oil together until smooth. Add the eggs one by one and continue to beat until the batter is even smoother. If you are working in a mixer, reduce the speed to low, if you're working by hand switch to a large rubber spatula, and gently stir in the flour mixture - mix only until the dry ingredients disappear. Just as gently, stir in the chunky ingredients.
- Divide the batter among the baking pans and slide the pans into the oven. Bake the cakes for 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the pans top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. The cakes are properly baked when a knife inserted into the centers of the cakes comes out clean; the cakes will just start to come away from the edges. Transfer the pans to cooling racks, cool for 5 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool to room temperature. (At this point, the cakes can be wrapped airtight and kept at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to 2 months; thaw before frosting.)
- For the frosting: Working in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until the frosting is velvety smooth. Beat in the lemon juice or extract.
- If you'd like to have coconut in the filling, scoop out about 1/2 of the frosting and stir the coconut into this portion.
- To frost the cake, place one layer of the cake, right-side up, on a cardboard round or a cake plate. If you've added coconut to the frosting, use half of coconut frosting to generously cover the first layer. Use an offset spatula or a spoon to smooth the frosting all the way to the edges of the layer. Top with the second layer, this time placing the cake top-side down. Frost with the remainder of the coconut frosting. Top with the last layer, right-side up and use the plain frosting to cover the top - and the sides, if you want - of the cake. Finish the top layer with swirls of frosting. If you want to top the cake with toasted nuts or coconut, sprinkle on these ingredients now, while the frosting is soft. Slide the cake into the refrigerator for 15 minutes, just to set the frosting.
- Serving: The cake can be served as soon as the frosting is set. It can also wait, at room temperature and covered with a cake keeper, overnight. The cake is best served in thick slices at room temperature and, while it's good plain, it's better with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or even some lemon curd with a little whipped cream folded in.
- Storing: Covered the cake will keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 days. It can also be frozen, uncovered, and then, when it is firmed, wrapped airtight and kept in the freezer for up to 2 months; defrost, still wrapped, in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 969, UnsaturatedFat 33 grams, Carbohydrate 118 grams, Fat 54 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 580 milligrams, Sugar 92 grams, TransFat 0 grams
1940'S BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE
From Jane at Just a Pinch Recipe Club: Again, going back to my vintage recipes that have been in my family for years, I spotted an old recipe from the 40's for carrot cake. It was titled THE BEST CARROT CAKE. Well, I figured it was now the 90's at the time and was sure someone probably had come up with a better recipe since then. I was wrong. To date, I have not tasted better carrot cake ever. It's easy and the outcome is amazing.
Provided by Raquel Grinnell
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well.
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt into egg mixture; mix well; fold in carrots and nuts.
- Place batter in greased 9x13 pan; bake for 45 minutes.
- FROSTING: Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, butter and milk; spread on cooled carrot cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.1, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 66.5, Sodium 411.7, Carbohydrate 66.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 50.7, Protein 5.6
Tips:
- Use fresh carrots. Fresh carrots will give your cake a more vibrant flavor and color.
- Grate the carrots finely. This will help them to distribute evenly throughout the cake batter.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough, so mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cake is cooked through.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Jane's Carrot Cake is a delicious and classic recipe that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, sweet flavor, and crunchy walnuts, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. Whether you're making it for a special occasion or just because you're craving something sweet, Jane's Carrot Cake is sure to please.
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