Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Carrot Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
"I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. If you don't like pecans, feel free to leave them Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Take Carrot Cake:
- Get 1 cup pecans or walnuts- lightly baked & coarsely chopped
- Take 340 g raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated)
- Take 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Take 4 large eggs
- Take 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- Make ready 1 cup sunflower, vegetable or canola oil (or other flavorless oil)
- Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Prepare 1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- Make ready 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
- Take 2 cups (230 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted
- Make ready 1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract
- Prepare 1 teaspoon (4 grams) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Get 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (outer yellow skin) (optional)
Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. The origins of carrot cake are disputed. How to make carrot cake from scratch. This cake is quick and easy to make, versatile and utterly delicious.
Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Butter, or spray cake pan.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon.
- With electric mixer, beat the eggs until frothy (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and vanilla extract and beat, on high speed, until the batter is thick and light colored (about 3 - 4 minutes). With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the oil in a steady stream and then beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. With a rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots and chopped nuts.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Cream Cheese Frosting: With electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the lemon juice and beat until incorporated. Add the soft cream cheese in four to five additions (scraping the bowl as needed), beating until incorporated and the frosting is nice and smooth.
- To Assemble: Once the cake is cool, slice it in the middle. Place one layer of the cake on your serving platter. Spread with about 3/4 cup (150 grams) of the frosting. Gently place the second cake layer onto the frosting and spread the rest of the frosting over the top and sides of the cake. If desired, garnish with toasted nuts. Serve cold or bring to room temperature before serving.
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