Best Carrot Cake Recipe
Best Carrot Cake Recipe
best carrot cake
Carrot Cake is the easiest and most delicious best ever carrot cake recipe! Perfect for holidays and special occasions.
With its outstanding spice flavor, super moist crumb, and velvety cream cheese frosting, this is truly the best carrot cake and healthy carrot cake. Use brown sugar and toasted pecans for a deeper flavor.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 6 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup raisins
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
Follow these directions to prepare this easy Carrot Cake:
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 were done with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.
