Description
A moist, spiced carrot cake with a creamy cream cheese frosting, classic and comforting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2½ cups grated carrot (finely grated)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 stick butter (softened)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9‑inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl beat eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, then fold in the grated carrots.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 30‑35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cakes cool, prepare the cream cheese frosting by beating softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and chopped walnuts until fluffy.
- Once cooled, spread a generous layer of frosting over the top of one cake layer and place the second layer on top.
- Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting, smoothing as desired.
- Serve the cake at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 cake)
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: carrot cake,cream cheese frosting,classic dessert