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Carrot Cake Recipe
This Carrot Cake recipe is soft, moist, and topped with the best cream cheese frosting EVER. Made with simple pantry staples and freshly grated carrots!
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Marsha McDougal📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●grater
- ●oven
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Wash, peel, and grate the carrots using the small/fine holes on a box grater. Set the grated carrots to the side.
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Whisk
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In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground ginger) until well combined.
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Combine
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, applesauce, oil, and vanilla extract) until well combined.
large eggs, lightly beaten ($1.48)4granulated sugar ($0.96)1 cupvanilla extract ($1.30)2 tspvanilla extract ($0.65)1 tsp
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Mix
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Add the wet ingredients to the same bowl as the dry ingredients. Stir together until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
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Fold
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Add the grated carrots and raisins to the bowl and fold them into the batter until just combined.
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Bake
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Pour the batter into a greased or parchment-lined 9x13” baking dish*** and bake in the preheated oven for ⏱️ 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool
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Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely at room temperature before frosting.
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Blend
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To make the frosting, combine the softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, and 1 cup of powdered sugar in a large bowl and mix using a handheld mixer until smooth. Then, continue to add the rest of the powdered sugar (1 cup at a time). Blend together until creamy and smooth.
vanilla extract ($1.30)2 tspvanilla extract ($0.65)1 tsppowdered sugar ($1.50)3 cups
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Slice
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Once the cake has cooled, spread the cream cheese icing on top, then sprinkle the chopped pecans on top. Slice into 15 slices or your desired amount of servings, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
533 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
276 mg
protein Content
5 g
carbohydrate Content
75 g
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