Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8 and costs $2.14 per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 13g of protein, 66g of fat, and a total of 901 calories. This recipe from Foodista requires baking powder, baking soda, vegetable oil, and vanillan extract. It will be a hit at your Easter event. 111 person have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 63%, this dish is solid. Users who liked this recipe also liked Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting, Classic Carrot Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting, and Orange-Carrot Cake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting.

Ingredients

You need the ingredients below to cook it

  • baking powder

    baking powder

    baking powder

    2 teaspoons

  • baking soda

    baking soda

    baking soda

    2 teaspoons

  • buttermilk

    buttermilk

    buttermilk

    120 milliliters

  • carrots

    carrots

    carrots, peeled and coarsely shredded

    453.592 grams

  • cinnamon

    cinnamon

    cinnamon

    1 teaspoon

  • confectioners' sugar

    confectioners' sugar

    confectioners' sugar

    240 grams

  • cream cheese

    cream cheese

    packages cream cheese, softened

    453.592 grams

  • eggs

    eggs

    eggs

    4 larges

  • flour

    flour

    all-purpose flour

    250 grams

  • pecans

    pecans

    chopped pecans (optional)

    54.5 grams

  • pecans

    pecans

    cup 1 pecans

    113.398 grams

  • salt

    salt

    salt

    0.75 teaspoons

  • sugar

    sugar

    sugar

    1 teaspoon

  • butter

    butter

    unsalted butter, softened

    2 sticks

  • vanilla extract

    vanilla extract

    pure vanilla extract

    1 Tbsp

  • vegetable oil

    vegetable oil

    vegetable oil

    218 milliliters

Instructions

Let's follow the instructions for cooking it

  1. Preheat the oven to 325. Butter two 9-inch cake pans; line the bottoms with parchment. Butter the paper and flour the pans.
  2. For the cake:
  3. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes, until fragrant. Cool and finely chop.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, buttermilk and vanilla.
  6. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar at high speed until pale, 5 minutes.
  7. Beat in the liquid ingredients, then beat in the dry ingredients just until moistened.
  8. Stir in the carrots and pecans.
  9. Divide the batter between the pans and bake the cakes for 55 minutes to 1 hour, until springy and golden.
  10. Let the cakes cool on a rack for 30 minutes, then unmold the cakes and let cool completely.
  11. For the Frosting:
  12. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese at high speed until light, about 5 minutes.
  13. Beat in the vanilla, then the confectioners' sugar; beat at low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  14. Peel off the parchment paper and invert one cake layer onto a plate. Spread with a slightly rounded cup of the frosting. Top with the second cake layer, right side up. Spread the top and sides with the remaining frosting and refrigerate the cake until chilled, about 1 hour.