Best Carrot Cake Recipe

Best Carrot Cake Recipe

from biggerbolderbaking.com
Dessert
110 min
12 servings

Make the Best Carrot Cake Recipe with sweet carrots, raisins, warm cinnamon, and tangy cream cheese frosting—perfectly moist and flavorful!

Ingredients

  • 4 largeeggs, (room temperature)
  • 1 ¾ cupsgranulated sugar
  • 1 ¾ cupsvegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cupsall-purpose
  • 3 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 1 teaspooncinnamon
  • 3 ½ cupscarrots (, peeled and finely grated)
  • ½ cupraisins
  • 1recipe best-ever cream cheese frosting
  • orange and green food coloring

Directions

  1. 1

    Pre-heat the oven to 340°F (170°C). Grease and line a 9” springform pan. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Using a stand mixer (or electric hand-mixer) whisk together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla extract on High speed until very thick, about 3 - 4 minutes.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir on Low speed into the egg mixture.

  4. 4

    Lastly, add in the grated carrots and raisins and mix in until well combined.

  5. 5

    Pour mixture into the pan and bake for 70 - 80 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Leave to cool in tins for 10 mins then turn onto a cooling rack.

  7. 7

    Take about ½ cup (4oz/115 g) of cream cheese frosting frosting and color half with orange food coloring and the remaining with green. Put into piping bags fitted with small round nozzles. Set aside.

  8. 8

    Cut the cake into 4 layers and spread the cream cheese frosting  in-between them saving some to spread on top of the cake.

  9. 9

    Using the colored frosting pipe carrots on top of the cake. (See video for step by step tutorial)

  10. 10

    You can cut and enjoy the cake straight away or store it covered in the fridge for up to 4 days. Before serving allow it to sit at room temperature for at least 60 minutes.