CARROT CAKE. I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.

CARROT CAKE 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. You can have CARROT CAKE using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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Ingredients of CARROT CAKE

  1. It's 1 1/2 cup of mashed bananas.
  2. You need 1 1/2 cup of grated carrots.
  3. You need 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (optional).
  4. Prepare of dry.
  5. You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
  6. You need 2 1/4 cup of flour.
  7. It's 3 tsp of baking powder.
  8. You need 3 tsp of cinnamon.
  9. You need 1 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate soda.
  10. Prepare of wet.
  11. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of cooking oil.
  12. Prepare 5 of eggs.
  13. It's of icing.
  14. It's 100 grams of softened butter.
  15. You need 2 cup of icing sugar.
  16. Prepare 100 ml of cream cheese (plain).
  17. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract (or essence).
  18. You need 1 of carrots, lemon rind or chopped nuts for garnish.
  19. You need tsp of vanilla essence.

It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake. Whether you want a carrot cake that's dense, moist and full of spice and nuts, or you like Try Rachel Allen's easiest carrot cake loaf for afternoon tea, Dan Lepard's carrot cake cupcakes for Easter, or. This truly is the best carrot cake recipe! It's perfectly moist and delicious, made with lots of fresh carrots, and topped with the most heavenly cream cheese frosting.

CARROT CAKE instructions

  1. Preheat oven 180°C. Cream eggs and sugar together.
  2. Add oil, carrots, nuts, and bananas.
  3. Add dry ingredients.
  4. Pour into Prepared cake tins 20×20 for square or standard round cake tin. Don't over fill as it rises quite alot. Bake for 30 minutes or until centre is dry when you stick skewer in it.
  5. For the icing...wait for the cake to cool down.
  6. Cream together butter and sugar.
  7. Add cream cheese and mix.
  8. Add vanilla essence and mix.
  9. Grate carrot and lemon rind or nuts to garnish.

This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. My family's best carrot cake recipe dates back to my great-grandmother! We bake up a few of these carrot cakes for special occasions to make sure there's enough to go around.