Simple Carrot Cake
Desert

Introduction

A simple carrot cake that comes together in minutes.
Desert

Recipe

Yields1 ServingDifficultyBeginner
Prep Time15 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

 2 cups carrots, grated
 1 cup vegetable oil, neutral tasting like conola
 2 eggs
 1 ½ cups flour
 1 tsp baking powder
 1 cup sugar
 ½ tsp salt
Butter Cream Frosting
 ½ cup butter, room temperature
 ½ cup cream cheese, room temperature
 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

2

Mix oil and sugar to make a slurry

3

Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl

4

Add eggs to oil/sugar and incorporate

5

Add carrots to the mix a handful at a time

6

Mix in flour mixture until incorporated. Don’t over mix as you don’t want gluten to develop and make the cake dense.

7

Pour batter into a metal bread loaf pan or cake pan lined with parchment paper. Batter will be a bit wet.

8

Bake for 50-60 minutes

9

Let cake cool before frosting

Butter Cream Frosting
10

Mix butter and cream cheese until mixed

11

Slowly mix in powdered sugar 

12

If frosting is a bit soft, place in refrigerator for a bit. 

Ingredients

 2 cups carrots, grated
 1 cup vegetable oil, neutral tasting like conola
 2 eggs
 1 ½ cups flour
 1 tsp baking powder
 1 cup sugar
 ½ tsp salt
Butter Cream Frosting
 ½ cup butter, room temperature
 ½ cup cream cheese, room temperature
 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

2

Mix oil and sugar to make a slurry

3

Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl

4

Add eggs to oil/sugar and incorporate

5

Add carrots to the mix a handful at a time

6

Mix in flour mixture until incorporated. Don’t over mix as you don’t want gluten to develop and make the cake dense.

7

Pour batter into a metal bread loaf pan or cake pan lined with parchment paper. Batter will be a bit wet.

8

Bake for 50-60 minutes

9

Let cake cool before frosting

Butter Cream Frosting
10

Mix butter and cream cheese until mixed

11

Slowly mix in powdered sugar 

12

If frosting is a bit soft, place in refrigerator for a bit. 

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