Name: Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: Cream cheese...4 ounces; Butter...2 ounces or 1/2 stick; Powdered cane sugar...1/2 cup; Vanilla extract...1 tsp.; Powdered cinnamon ...1/4 tsp.; Lime juice...from 1/2 a lime; All purpose Flour...1 + 1/4 cup or 20 tbsp.; Eggs...2; Carrot (chopped fine in a food processor) 3 medium sized; Roasted walnuts (or pecan, chopped)...1/2 cup and 1/2 cup for garnish; Salt...1/2 tsp.; Cane sugar...1/2 cup; Brown sugar packed...1/4 cup; Vanilla extract...1.5 tsp.; Raisins...1/4 cup; Baking powder...1.5 tsp.; Baking powder...1/2 tsp; Cooking oil (neutral oil like canola oil)...1/2 cup; Nutmeg (grated)...1/4 tsp.; Powdered cinnamon ...3/4 tsp.; Powdered cloves...1/2 tsp.; Plain unsweetened yogurt...2 tbsp.; Dry grated coconut...2 tbsp.

Fragrant and moist carrot cake with a cream cheese frosting!

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Author: Nupur Bhattacharya Cooking Method:Baking Courses:Dessert

Difficulty:IntermediatePrep time: 20 minutesBake Time: 45 minutesTotal time:1 hour 5 minutesServings:8 servings

Description

Moist and flavorful carrot cake with raisins and walnuts topped with cream cheese frosting that is finger licking good!

Ingredients

Frosting

Cream cheese…4 ounces

Butter…2 ounces or 1/2 stick
Powdered cane sugar…1/2 cup
Vanilla extract…1 tsp.

Powdered cinnamon …1/4 tsp.
Lime juice…from 1/2 a lime

Carrot cake

All purpose Flour…1 + 1/4 cup or 20 tbsp.

Eggs…2
Carrot (chopped fine in a food processor) 3 medium sized
Roasted walnuts (or pecan, chopped)…1/2 cup and 1/2 cup for garnish

Salt…1/2 tsp.
Cane sugar…1/2 cup
Brown sugar packed…1/4 cup

Vanilla extract…1.5 tsp.
Raisins…1/4 cup
Baking powder…1.5 tsp.

Baking powder…1/2 tsp
Cooking oil (neutral oil like canola oil)…1/2 cup
Nutmeg (grated)…1/4 tsp.

Powdered cinnamon …3/4 tsp.
Powdered cloves…1/2 tsp.
Plain unsweetened yogurt…2 tbsp.

Dry grated coconut…2 tbsp.

Instructions

Prepping the walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350°F
Put the walnuts in a Ziploc bag and break them with a rolling pin

Pour the walnut on a baking pan and bake them for 10 minutes at 350°F

Making the cake batter

To a big bowl, add all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, coconut, powdered cinnamon, powdered cloves, grated nutmeg and mix well
Add chopped carrots, raisins, ~half of the roasted walnuts and mix well

In another big bowl, add cane sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and whisk thoroughly for approximately 30 seconds
Add cooking oil and whisk for another 30 seconds
Add vanilla extract and plain unsweetened yogurt and whisk for another 30 seconds

Add the flour mixture little by little and fold it into the wet ingredients

Baking the cake

I have used an 8 inch square baking pan
Grease the sides of the pan with cooking oil and place a parchment paper inside

Pour the batter in the pan and level it using a spatula
Swirl around a chopstick gently to get rid of air bubbles
Bake the cake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean

Frosting the cake

Cool down the cake completely before de-molding it
Level the surface of the cake with the serrated knife
Decorate the cake with frosting and the leftover walnut pieces (Refer to the recipe video!)

Video

Notes

You can either Grate/shred the carrots or chop it in a food processor by pulsing it 10-15 times just like I did!
Mixing the carrots raisins and walnuts with the flour prevents them from clumping up in the batter

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