cream cheese carrot cake

Name: Cream Cheese Carrot Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 3 cup(s) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 4 large free-run eggs; 2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cup(s) grapeseed oil; 3 cup(s) grated carrots, plus 2 tbsp. for garnish; 1 cup(s) walnuts, roughly chopped (substitute pecans); ## CREAM CHEESE ICING; 1/4 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 package(s) (8 oz.) light cream cheese, room temperature; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup(s) onfectioners' sugar, or more to taste

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Francine Lizotte

Surrey South, BC

Updated on Jul 20, 2019

Easy and extremely moist carrot cake recipe with a lovely cream cheese frosting, this is the perfect dessert for any occasion!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 10-12 servings

Ingredients

CAKE
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 large free-run eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups grapeseed oil
3 cups grated carrots, plus 2 tbsp. for garnish
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (substitute pecans)
CREAM CHEESE ICING
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 oz.) light cream cheese, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups onfectioners' sugar, or more to taste

How To Make cream cheese carrot cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon; whisk for a couple minutes until well mixed and set aside.

Step 2

In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat eggs. Slowly incorporate sugar to eggs. Add oil and mix thoroughly.
Step 3

Dividing by 3, add flour mixture to egg mixture, making sure it’s well blended between each addition.
Step 4

Add grated carrots and fold gently with a spatula until well combined. Add walnuts and stir to combine as well. Spoon batter evenly into a greased Bundt pan and gently tap to remove any air bubbles.
Step 5

Transfer to preheated oven and bake for about 50 minutes or until done. Cool cake to room temperature.
Step 6

CREAM CHEESE ICING In a bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract process until well blended. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar until the icing is spreadable
Step 7

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