Moist Carrot Cake

Name: Moist Carrot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1.5 cup shredded carrots (see note); 4 oz. cream cheese (softened); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)

April 1, 2019 by Anna 34 Comments

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The best recipe for Moist Carrot Cake! Very easy to make and topped with quick vanilla cream cheese frosting and chopped nuts.

Easy one layer cakes are my favorite, just like the popular One-Bowl Chocolate Cake and my Apple Crumb Cake.

This is my go-to carrot cake recipe. It’s moist, sweet, delicious and so easy to make. I don’t make layer cakes anymore, instead, I go for easy cakes, like my One-Bowl Chocolate Cake. The fewer dishes I need to use, the better. You only need one bowl, one measuring cup and one baking pan to make this delicious treat! Each piece melts in your mouth, and you can’t help yourself but reach for another one. This recipe can be made into cupcakes as well.

Ingredients:

all-purpose flour
white sugar
brown sugar
baking powder
baking soda
cinnamon, ginger, cloves
eggs
canola oil
vanilla extract
carrots
cream cheese
butter
powdered sugar

How to make Moist Carrot Cake?

Start by greasing and flouring your cake pan or simply line it with parchment paper.
Whisk together dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients in a large measuring cup. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, then fold in carrots. The batter will be thick.
Pour batter onto prepared baking pan. Bake until toothpick inserted in a few places comes out clean.
Make frosting by beating together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until creamy. Spread over cake. Chill cake until ready to serve. Top with chopped walnuts or pecans before serving.

Kitchen tools needed:

To make this cake you will need one mixing bowl, a whisk, one large measuring cup (for wet ingredients) and one square or round 8″ pan.

Best tips:

grate carrots on small hole side of your grater: you won’t have long strings of carrots in your cake.
measure out the flour: fluff it with a fork or spoon in the container you store your flour in; then spoon it into the measuring cup, level out the top. Do not dip your measuring cup right into the flour. You will end up with too much of it and the cake won’t be fluffy and moist.
add nuts, raisins or shredded coconut.
add cinnamon and nutmeg to frosting for added spice!

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