Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting–The classic spring dessert! Soft cake filled with carrots and crunchy chopped walnuts. A thick layer of an amazing cream cheese frosting is the perfect way to top it off.
It’s March and that means, carrot cake season is upon us! 🥕 🥕
This moist cake is just right for your spring holidays or a weeknight dessert. Plus, the frosting?! It’s beyond yummy. 🧡
Ingredients Needed
- Flour + Salt+ Baking soda + Ground cinnamon
- Sugar ( both white & brown)
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Shredded carrots
- Chopped walnuts
- Additional for frosting: Powdered sugar and Cream cheese
Carrots
3 cups of shredded carrots= approx 3 carrots or a 12 oz package of baby carrots
Walnuts
Walnuts are optional! If you don’t wish to mix them into the batter, you can simply garnish the top of the cake with them instead. Also, pecans can be used in place of them.
Butter
If desired, a neutral tasting (vegetable/canola/sunflower) oil can be used in place of the melted butter.
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Additional Recipe Notes
- Be sure your butter and cream cheese are softened for the frosting. This will give the frosting its creamy texture.
- This batter can also be used for a 9 inch layer cake. Grease 2- 9 inch round pans and divide batter evenly between them. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Storage
Any leftover frosting should be stored in a covered container, in the refrigerator. Same goes for the cake!
More March-Themed Desserts to Try
- Green Velvet Cupcakes
- Thin Mint Crackers
- Irish Creme Brownie Bites
- Baked Chocolate Doughnuts with Chocolate-Irish Creme Glaze
- One Bowl Chocolate Snack Cake with Mint Avocado Frosting
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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting--The classic spring dessert! Soft cake filled with carrots and crunchy chopped walnuts. A thick layer of an amazing cream cheese frosting is the perfect way to top it off.
Ingredients
For Cake
- 2 cups flour
- dash of salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup ( 2 sticks) butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups shredded carrots
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
For Frosting:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 TBSP vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat melted butter, both sugars and vanilla. Then, add in eggs. and beat until mixed. Add in flour mixture and beat until combined. Stir in shredded carrots and walnuts. Mix until fully combined.
- Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cake cool completely before frosting.
FOR FROSTING:
- Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add in vanilla. Gradually, add in powdered sugar and beat until fully combined. Frost on cooled cake.
- Store leftovers in covered container in refrigerator.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
15Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 382Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 174mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 2gSugar: 50gProtein: 5g
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Miz Helen
Tuesday 17th of March 2020
Your Carrot Cake looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,475 your post looks great. Happy St. Patrick's Day and come back to see us soon! Miz Helen
Erin
Wednesday 18th of March 2020
Thank you Miz Helen!