The Ultimate Moist Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting | Easy & Irresistible
This ultimate moist carrot cake is a perfect blend of spices, sweetness, and texture, crowned with a cloud-like whipped cream cheese frosting. With nearly 1,750 five-star reviews, it's a hit for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35-45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
- Yield: 16 slices or 22-24 cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour (2 cups/260g)
- Baking soda (2 teaspoons)
- Fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
- Ground cinnamon (1½ teaspoons)
- Vegetable oil (1¼ cups/295ml)
- Granulated sugar (1 cup/200g)
- Brown sugar (1 cup/190g, lightly packed)
- Vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- Eggs (4 large, room temperature)
- Grated peeled carrots (3 cups/300g)
- Coarsely chopped pecans (1 cup/120g)
- Raisins (1/2 cup/70g)
- Cream cheese (8 ounces/225g, room temperature)
- Cornstarch (2 teaspoons, optional)
- Powdered sugar (1¼ cups/140g)
- Cold heavy cream (1/3 cup/80ml)
- Coarsely chopped pecans (1/2 cup/50g)
Instructions
- Prepare Your Oven and Pans
- Mix the Dry Ingredients
- Combine the Wet Ingredients
- Add the Eggs
- Combine Wet and Dry Mixtures
- Fold in Carrots and Mix-ins
- Bake the Cake
- Cool Completely
- Make the Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
- Add the Heavy Cream
- Assemble the Cake
- Final Decoration
Notes
- Go old-school with grating
- Don't skimp on brown sugar
- For perfect frosting
- The waiting game
- Measure with care
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/16 of cake)
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 270 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: Carrot cake, moist carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, spiced cake, easy carrot cake