Description
Indulge in this decadent Out of this World Carrot Cake Recipe topped with a luscious cream cheese icing. Moist, flavorful, and loaded with wholesome ingredients, this cake is sure to impress.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour OR 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1½ cups white sugar
- ½ cup oil
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup sour milk (milk + lemon juice)
- 2 tsp vanilla
Additional Mix-ins:
- 2 cups carrots, finely shredded
- 1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- ½ cup walnuts, plus more for garnish on frosted cake, if desired
- 1 cup raisins (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch circle cake pans. Line pans with parchment paper.
- Prepare Sour Milk: Mix 1 tsp lemon juice with milk to make sour milk. Let sit.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, and sour milk. Mix well.
- Add Flavors: Stir in vanilla.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Mix until smooth.
- Incorporate Mix-ins: Gently fold in carrots, nuts, coconut, pineapple, and raisins (if using).
- Bake: Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool and Frost: Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting.
Notes
- You can add a hint of ginger or nutmeg for extra spice.
- For a nut-free version, omit walnuts or substitute with seeds.
- To enhance richness, use buttermilk instead of sour milk.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Carrot Cake, Cream Cheese Frosting, Homemade Cake, Baking, Dessert
