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Carrot Cake

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15 People

Equipment

  • 9" Cake pans
  • Standing or hand mixer
  • Piping bags (optional)

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Clove
  • 1 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 cup Veggie or Canola Oil
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 1/2 cups Grated Carrots
  • 1 cup Shredded Coconut Optional
  • 1 cup Chopped Pecans Optional

Carrot Cake

    Cream Cheese Icing

    • 1.5 cups Softened Butter 3 sticks
    • 24 oz Cream Cheese 3 8 oz packages
    • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 12 cups Powdered Sugar

    Instructions
     

    Carrot Cake

    • Preheat oven to 350
    • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, granulated sugar and all of the spices
    • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla extract
    • Slowly mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients
    • Once it is all combines stir in carrots, coconut and pecans (if you chose to use them)
    • Separate batter into three circular 9" greased cake pans and smooth out evenly with spatula
    • Bake cakes for 30-32 min or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean
    • Remove cake and let cool completely before icing

    Cream Cheese Icing

    • With a hand or standing mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth then add in the vanilla and salt
    • Gradually add in powdered sugar one cup at a time and stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl

    Assemble and Decorate

    • Using a large serrated knife, slice a thin layer off the tops of the cakes to create a flat lay surface
    • Evenly cover the top of one layer of cake, stack the next layer and repeat
    • Spread half of the remaining icing evenly around the top and sides of the cake, saving the rest for decoration if you desire
    • I separated the remaining icing into three bowls and used green and orange gel food coloring for the carrots and leaves and used piping bags to decorate!
    Keyword birthday cake, carrot, carrot cake, cream cheese icing, dessert, easter