Description
A moist carrot cake great for beginners.
Ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup dark brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs room temperature
• 2 cups grated carrots
For the frosting:
1 cup cream cheese
1 tbsp butter (soft)
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
For the cake:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spray your cake mold with baking spray or rub it with soft butter
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, sugar and oil.
5. Use a rubber spatula to fold the carrots and dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until fully incorporated.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes at 350°F until a cake tester or toothpick comes clean when inserted into the center.
7. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. The flip onto a cooling rack and cool to room temperature before frosting.8
For the frosting:
In a bowl, whisk all the ingredients together until the frosting looks homogenous.