Easy Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
Looking for a great dessert this spring holiday season? Whip up this Easy Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting!
Servings: 12
Prep Time: 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Cake:
4 ½cupsof all-purpose flour
1tablespoonof baking soda
1tablespoonof baking powder
1tablespoonof cinnamon
1teaspoonof nutmeg
½teaspoonof Kosher salt
10peeled and grated carrots
2 ½cupsof sugar
6large eggs
1 ½cupsof plain whole fat yogurt
1 ½cupsof vegetable oil
For the Frosting:
8ouncesof softened cream cheese
1poundof softened unsalted butter
3cupsof powdered sugar
1teaspoonof vanilla extract
orange and green decorative icing
1/2cupchopped walnuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg and then fold in the carrots and coat.
In a separate large bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs, yogurt and oil and then mix it into the dry ingredients until completely combined.
Transfer the batter evenly to 3 prepared 9” cake rounds and bake in the oven at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until firm in the center. Cool on a rack completely.
Next, add the cream cheese and butter to a standing mixer with the paddle attachment on high speed until it becomes light and fluffy, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add in the sugar and vanilla and beat on high for another 2 minutes.
Ice the cake layer by layer and decorate the top of the cake with orange and green icing. press on walnuts around the outside of the cake.