Worlds Best Carrot Cake Recipes

THE BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE EVER!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9x9 inch pans (or a 9x13 inch pan) In a large bowl combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• In a medium sized bowl whisk together vegetable oil, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and combine.
• Fold in the carrots and chopped pecans. Divide the batter evenly into the baking dishes. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cakes cool.

BEST CARROT CAKE EVER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar. Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10 inch cake pans.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Gradually beat in the white sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir in the pineapple. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the wet mixture until absorbed. Finally stir in the carrot mixture and the walnuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.

THE BEST CARROT CAKE (IN THE WORLD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (375F) and grease and line a large roasting dish.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda. Add salt.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl, add sugar and oil. Mix in carrot and pineapple until blended.
• Incorporate sifted flour mix bit-by-bit and stir until just combined.
• Bake in oven for 1 hour 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake starts shrinking from sides. Insert skewer, if it comes out clean then its cooked.
• Rest cake in tin for 15 minutes and then turn onto wire cooling tray.
• FROSTING.
• Beat butter, vanilla and cream cheese together in a mixer.
• Add icing sugar slowly until the frosting is a smooth consistancy.
• Frost cake when cold.

INCREDIBLY MOIST AND EASY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottom with parchment paper and then grease the top. Or grease and flour the bottom and sides of both pans.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176C).
• Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until very well blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking after each one.
• Switch to a large rubber spatula. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the dry ingredients in three parts, gently stirring until they disappear and the batter is smooth.
• Stir in the carrots, nuts, and raisins.
• Divide the cake batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake until the tops of the cake layers are springy when touched and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Cool cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully turn the cake layers out onto cooling racks. Remove the parchment paper and cool completely. If you find that a cake layer is sticking to the bottom of the pan, leave the cake pan upside down and allow gravity to do its thing.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a handheld mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
• Beat in the powdered sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, until fluffy.
• Pour in the whipping cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the frosting is whipped and creamy. This frosting resembles the texture of whipped cream. Chill covered until ready to frost the cake.
• When the cake layers are completely cool, frost the top of one cake layer, and place the second cake layer on top.
• Add the remaining frosting to the top of the carrot cake and use a butter knife or small spatula to swirl the frosting around. Leave the sides of the cake unfrosted. Finish with a handful of nuts on top.

BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Position two rack in the upper and lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 F. Generously grease and line 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with parchment paper. Lightly grease the parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice. Whisk to combine the dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In a large bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well combined. (Alternatively you can use an electric hand mixer.)
• Slowly add the dry mixture into the wet, beating until just combined.
• Fold the carrots into the batter with the chopped pecans, if using, using a rubber spatula.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared baking pans.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 26 minutes.
• Let the cakes cool in the pans. Prepare the Frosting and Assemble the Cake
• Gather the ingredients for the frosting.
• In a large bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, butter, and salt until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar into the bowl with the cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until blended, scraping down the bowl occasionally. Add the vanilla extract, then increase the speed of the mixer to medium-high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 more minutes.
• To assemble the cake, carefully remove the cooled cakes from the pans. Peel off and discard the parchment. If desired, use a serrated knife to level the layers, using any scraps as snacks or to make cake pops .
• Place the first layer on a turntable or cake plate, then cover the top with about 2/3 to 3/4 cup of frosting, spreading into a smooth, even layer.
• Top with a second layer of cake, then cover with another 2/3 to 3/4 cup of frosting, spreading into an even layer. Top with the third layer of cake, and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. Swirl the frosting or smooth it as desired.
• Sprinkle chopped toasted pecans over top of the cake, if desired, and serve.

BA'S BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat two 9"-diameter cake pans with nonstick spray. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds; lightly coat rounds with nonstick spray. If using raisins and rum, heat together in a small saucepan over low just until warm, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit until liquid is absorbed and raisins are plump, 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 8-10 minutes; let cool. Combine carrots and buttermilk in a medium bowl.
• Whisk flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and gradually stream in oil. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with carrot mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients; mix until smooth. Fold in raisins, if using, and walnuts with a rubber spatula. Scrape batter into prepared pans.
• Bake cakes, rotating pans halfway through, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 35-45 minutes. Transfer pans to a wire rack and let cakes cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around sides of cakes and invert onto wire rack; remove parchment. Let cool completely.
• Make the frosting:
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until smooth, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla extract and salt. Reduce speed to low and gradually mix in powdered sugar. Increase speed to high and beat frosting until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Assemble the cake:
• Place 1 cake, domed side down, on a platter. Spread 3/4 cup frosting evenly over top. Place remaining cake, domed side down, on top. Spread top and sides with 1 1/4 cups frosting and chill 30 minutes to let frosting set. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides, swirling decoratively. Top with Candied Carrot Coins, if desired.

THE BEST CARROT WALNUT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Using a mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, & oil until well blended.
• Then add the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda to the egg mixture and mix well.
• Using a large, sturdy spoon, fold in the carrots and nuts and mix well.
• Poor batter into a greased (I used Pam Cooking Spray) 9"x13" baking dish OR (3) 9" round cake pans.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes if using round cake pans and approximately 40 to 50 minutes if using a baking dish.
• While your cake is baking, make your icing: Use a mixer to blend cream cheese and vanilla extract.
• Then add powdered sugar to the mixer, a little bit at a time, until creamy. Set icing aside.
• Put a toothpick in the center of the cake. If you pull it out clean and the top of the cake is a nice golden color, it is ready to take out of the oven.
• Allow cake to cool completely and then add cream cheese icing.

BEST EVER CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare muffin tins with paper liners (enough for about 28 cupcakes)
• Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt to a large bowl and mix them together with a whisk until combined.
• Whisk the shredded carrots into the dry ingredients.
• In a large liquid measuring cup (a 4-cup measuring cup if you have it, otherwise use a bowl), measure the oil and the buttermilk, and then add the eggs whisking everything together well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk everything together until no streaks of flour appear and everything is combined.
• Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups lined with paper liners, filling them only about 2/3 full.
• Bake them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 19-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into one of the cupcakes comes out clean. After baking, set the cupcake pans on a wire rack and cool them completely to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer (use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment if you have one).
• Mix in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Add the vanilla extract and cream, and whip on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until the frosting is light and fluffy.
• Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• When the cupcakes have cooled completely, remove them from their tins and add the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a start tip (or your choice of piping tip).
• Frost the cooled cupcakes in a swirl motion and top them with a dusting of the cinnamon sugar.
• Serve immediately, or store in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to serve.

BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, pineapple, raisins and walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

MOIST & FLUFFY CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix both sugars, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla together on medium speed until smooth, 1 minute.
• Add in the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and continue mixing for 30 seconds, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Mix in the flour until just combined.
• Add in the carrots, pineapple, walnuts, coconut, and raisins and stir until evenly incorporated.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

WORLD'S BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two or three 8 inch pans, depending on if you are doing a two layer or three layer cake. You can make either two thicker 8 inch cakes or three thinner layers. It's up to you and the desired look you're trying to achieve.
• In your mixer bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar and vanilla. mix well.
• Add in your flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix till well blended.
• Next add your carrots, coconut, crushed pineapple with juice and chopped walnuts. Mix till just blended.
• Pour into prepared 8 inch cake rounds, bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Check to see if done. If finger lightly pressed in center bounces back it is done.
• Allow to cool in cake pans. Invert onto cake plate and frost each layer.
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 lb. powdered sugar
• Beat the butter and cream cheese until nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and sifted powdered sugar and beat until nice and smooth. Test the consistency of the frosting. Too thin? Add powdered sugar 2 Tablespoons at a time. Too thick? Add a teaspoon of milk at a time.