How to Make Award-winning Carrot Cake

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. Carrot Cake Recipe - How to Make Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Carrot Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook carrot cake using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:

1. Get Carrot Cake:
2. Take pecans or walnuts- lightly baked & coarsely chopped
3. Get raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated)
4. Prepare all-purpose flour
5. Make ready baking soda
6. Make ready baking powder
7. Make ready salt
8. Prepare ground cinnamon
9. Make ready large eggs
10. Get granulated white sugar
11. Make ready sunflower, vegetable or canola oil (or other flavorless oil)
12. Get vanilla extract
13. Take Cream Cheese Frosting:
14. Take unsalted butter, room temperature
15. Make ready cream cheese, room temperature
16. Take confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted
17. Take pure vanilla extract
18. Take freshly squeezed lemon juice
19. Make ready finely grated lemon zest (outer yellow skin) (optional)

This cake is quick and easy to make, versatile and utterly delicious. It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake. Spoon ¼ of the icing on top and spread in an even layer. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere.

Steps to make Carrot Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Butter, or spray cake pan.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon.
3. With electric mixer, beat the eggs until frothy (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and vanilla extract and beat, on high speed, until the batter is thick and light colored (about 3 - 4 minutes). With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the oil in a steady stream and then beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. With a rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots and chopped nuts.
4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
5. Cream Cheese Frosting: With electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the lemon juice and beat until incorporated. Add the soft cream cheese in four to five additions (scraping the bowl as needed), beating until incorporated and the frosting is nice and smooth.
6. To Assemble: Once the cake is cool, slice it in the middle. Place one layer of the cake on your serving platter. Spread with about 3/4 cup (150 grams) of the frosting. Gently place the second cake layer onto the frosting and spread the rest of the frosting over the top and sides of the cake. If desired, garnish with toasted nuts. Serve cold or bring to room temperature before serving.

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