Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a simple dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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 is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have carrot cake using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:

1. Prepare Carrot Cake:
2. Take 1 cup pecans or walnuts- lightly baked & coarsely chopped
3. Take 340 g raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated)
4. Make ready 2 cups all-purpose flour
5. Make ready 1 teaspoon baking soda
6. Take 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
7. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
8. Get 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
9. Take 4 large eggs
10. Get 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
11. Prepare 1 cup sunflower, vegetable or canola oil (or other flavorless oil)
12. Get 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
13. Make ready Cream Cheese Frosting:
14. Prepare 1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
15. Make ready 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
16. Take 2 cups (230 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted
17. Prepare 1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract
18. Get 1 teaspoon (4 grams) freshly squeezed lemon juice
19. Get 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (outer yellow skin) (optional)

This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting.

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.

Sometimes pecans, pineapple, and shredded coconut is added in the mix. The origins of carrot cake are disputed. Spoon ¼ of the icing on top and spread in an even layer. For the full Carrot Cake Recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions, please visit our recipe page on Inspired Taste. 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.

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