This carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is so good, it's guaranteed to make your mouth water! Let's find out how to bake this delicious cake at home.
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Debjani's Note
Like father, like daughter! They share a love of food and a talent for avoiding vegetables. Even my little one is as stubborn as her dad, so I'm always looking for clever ways to sneak veggies into their meals. That's why I adore carrot cake! Both of them have a sweet tooth and enjoy homemade cake. This super moist cake is packed with carrots, which helps me add those all-important vegetables to their diet. For me, it's a cake I can feel good about. However, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting isn't quite as guilt-free, even though we all love it!
Just a heads up, this isn't your classic carrot cake recipe! Walnuts are a key ingredient in the traditional version, but I leave them out. Instead, I add a splash of orange juice to the batter for a nutritional boost. The cream cheese frosting, however, is made with the usual ingredients.
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 2020 update!
It's hard to believe I first shared this frosting recipe back in 2015! Our Pasta was only two then. I never imagined I'd be updating it years later. But here we are in 2020, and I've not only refreshed the photos but also included a heartwarming video. In it, you'll see Pasta taking the lead on our Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. She's become quite the baker! These days, we're all staying safe at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we've been working together as a family. Pasta's learned so much, including how to bake a cake. In this recipe, she even tried her hand at making the frosting for the very first time, and I couldn't be prouder.
Here's how I make Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a very easy recipe for Carrot Cake with Cream cheese Frosting which for sure is drool-worthy!
Ingredients
For Cake:
- 300 g All-Purpose Flour / Maida 2 Cup
- 300 g Grated Carrot 2 Cup
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 150 g Powder Sugar 1 Cup
- 4 Egg
- 200 g Plain Yogurt 1.5 Cup
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil
For Frosting:
- 200 g Cream Cheese
- 100 g Butter
- 75 g Icing Sugar
- 5 drops Vanilla Essence
Instructions
To make the Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 160o C for 10 minutes.
- Mix All Purpose Flour with Nutmeg Powder, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Orange Peel.
- After mixing add the Grated Carrot to the Flour mixture and fold lightly.
- Now take Brown sugar and Castor Sugar in a Bowl and add Vegetable oil using a hand beater or electric blender blend to get a creamy mixture for around 5-7 minutes.
- Now add Eggs one by one to the mixture and continue mixing.
- Then add Plain Yogurt and Orange Juice to the mixture and blend for 3-4 minutes.
- Now mix the Flour mix with the Wet mixture using the cut and fold method.
- Take a Cake mold of your preference and spray some oil and then place a piece of parchment paper in the base and then pour the cake mixture in the Cake Pan. I have used two rectangular Cake mold for my cake.
- Now it's time to bake the Cake!
- Bake Carrot Cake at 160o C for 30-40 minutes and check the cake after 30 minutes by inserting a knife or toothpick. If the cake is done knife or toothpick should come out clean. It took me around 40 minutes to bake the cake.
Frosting:
- I haven't used heavy frosting for this cake instead used light and simple frosting of Orange Juice and Castor Sugar.
- Beat Castor Sugar with Orange Juice for around 5 minutes to get thick creamy frosting.
- Spread the frosting over the cake!
- And what else….Carrot Cake with Cream cheese Frosting is ready. Just grab it and have it.
Nutrition
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- Rainbow Surprise Cake (also known as rainbow cake)
- Tutti Frutti Bundt Cake (also known as tea cake)
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About Debjani Chatterjee Alam
I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.
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