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Best Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is truly the very Best Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting we've ever had the pleasure of sinking our teeth into! The cake is super moist and tender. The cream cheese frosting is smooth and velvety. Can be made a day ahead, and actually tastes better the next day!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat Oven
2
Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Line 2 (9 in) round cake pans with parchment paper on bottom. Grease parchment paper and sides of pan. Set aside.
3
Mix Dry Ingredients
4
Make the Cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
baking soda1 teaspoonground cinnamon3 teaspoons
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Beat Sugar and Eggs
large eggs (room temp)4
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In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat both sugars with eggs on medium high until combined, ⏱️ 45 sec. Reduce to medium speed and add oil gradually. Increase to high speed and mix until light in color, ⏱️ 1 min.
large eggs (room temp)4
7
Fold in Carrots
carrots (peeled and grated (I did half using large holes of box grater and half small holes))1 lb
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Remove bowl and using a rubber spatula, fold in the carrots and pineapple. Gently fold in dry ingredient mixture just until no flour streaks remain; do not over mix.
carrots (peeled and grated (I did half using large holes of box grater and half small holes))1 lb
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Bake Cake
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Scrape batter, divided evenly, into prepared cake pans. Smooth top to release air bubbles. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few tender crumbs attached, ⏱️ 30-35 minutes.
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Cool Cake
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Remove pans and cool cakes completely in pans on a wire rack (at least several hours.)
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Make Frosting
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Meanwhile, Make the Frosting: In stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, mix the softened cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and vanilla at medium high speed until combined, ⏱️ 30 seconds, scraping down as needed. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until very fluffy, ⏱️ 1 minute. Keep chilled until ready to use.
cream cheese (softened)12 ozsour cream4 teaspoons
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Frost Cake
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Be sure cakes are completely cooled. Run thin knife around edge of cakes to loosen and invert one round cake onto serving platter. Tap back of pan to remove cake and gently peel off parchment paper. Spread half of the cream cheese frosting on top of cake.
cream cheese (softened)12 oz
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Repeat and Serve
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Repeat with second layer of cake, placing it gently over the top of frosting. Spread remaining frosting on top, and garnish however you like, but no garnish necessary. Cake may be covered and chilled 1 day ahead.
Nutrition Facts
calories
684 kcal
fat Content
45 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
68 g
sodium Content
320 mg
protein Content
7 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
99 mg
carbohydrate Content
92 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
unsaturated Fat Content
28 g
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