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carrot cake

(6 RATINGS)
1.30K Pinches 10 Photos
elp6n avatar
Pound, VA
Updated on Dec 18, 2021

I didn't think I liked carrot cake until I figured out how to fix it up to my taste.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This is an incredibly moist carrot cake... largely due to the applesauce. It's a simple cake with no fancy ingredients. The final result is tender, sweet, and fluffy. There is no pineapple or raisins in this recipe. So, those carrot cake non-believers may enjoy this recipe. The pillowy cream cheese frosting is delicious on this carrot cake.

— The Test Kitchen
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts (preferably black)
  • 16 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make carrot cake

  • Greasing cake pans while oven preheats.
    Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9" cake pans.
  • Sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, oil, and applesauce in a mixing bowl.
    Step 2
    Combine the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, oil, and applesauce.
  • Slowly adding the eggs.
    Step 3
    Add in the eggs one at a time with an electric mixer.
  • Folding in carrots and walnuts.
    Step 4
    Stir in the carrots and walnuts by hand.
  • Batter poured into pans and baking in the oven.
    Step 5
    Bake for 40 minutes.
  • Cooling the baked cakes.
    Step 6
    Cool completely before frosting.
  • Prepared frosting in a bowl.
    Step 7
    To make frosting cream the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer. Add the confectioners sugar a little at a time. Add the vanilla last.
  • Frosted Carrot Cake.
    Step 8
    Frost the cake.
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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #Carrot
Keyword: #holiday
Keyword: #easter
Collection: Baked Treats
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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