Description
Indulge in the moist, flavorful delight of this homemade From-Scratch Carrot Cake. Bursting with grated carrots, raisins, nuts, and a hint of pineapple, every bite is a heavenly treat.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 ¼ cups grated carrots
- ½ cup pineapple, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pans. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Beat wet ingredients together. Beat the sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs in a mixer until light yellow.
- Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Fold remaining ingredients into the mixture. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in raisins, nuts, carrots, and pineapple.
- Divide batter between pans and bake. Divide batter equally between pans. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool. Allow the cakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Carrot Cake, Homemade Cake, Dessert Recipe
