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Super Moist Carrot Cake Recipe With Cream Cheese Frosting

Super moist, spiced cake with grated carrot & toasted nuts topped up with cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert / Cake
Cuisine: International
Servings: 12
Author: Padma Veeranki

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup brown sugar packed (light or dark)
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 1/4 cup Greek Yoghurt or regular yogurt, plain
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups very finely grated carrots
  • 3/4 cup Walnut pieces or a mix of walnut and pecan, toasted

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 400 grams Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 3-3.5 cups confectioners sugar adjust to your taste
  • 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 175C degrees (350F degrees).
  • Spray 8 or 9 inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray and dust it with some flour. Set aside

Make the Carrot Cake:

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice and salt.
  • In another large bowl, combine brown sugar and oil with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed. Beat in the yogurt for about a minute until fully combined. Add one egg one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla and set aside.
  • With a spatula, manually stir and fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not over mix.
  • Gently fold in the finely shredded carrots and toasted nuts.
  • Pour the batter into prepared springform pan.
  • Bake cake for 34-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Frosting:

  • With an electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese and butter together over medium speed for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat at low speed for 1 minute until thick and well combined. Add in 2 Tablespoons heavy cream, vanilla extract, a pinch of salt and beat on medium speed for another 2 minutes.Cover and chill in a refrigerator until firm for at least 30 minutes.

Assemble Cake & Frost:

  • Allow cake to cool completely before frosting. You can do a single or double layer frosting (Check stepwise pictorial guide above)
  • Allow cake to cool completely before frosting. You can do a single or double layer frosting (Check detailed stepwise pictorial guide above)