Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose ( or plain flour); 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 3/4 tsp salt; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (or unsweetened apple sauce); 1 cup light brown sugar (lightly packed ); 1 cup white granulated sugar; 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract; 4 large eggs; 2 1/2 cups grated carrots (from about 2-3 large carrots); 1 cup crushed pecans (or walnuts, divided, optional); 1/2 cup raisins (or sultanas, optional); 8 oz cream cheese (softened to room temperature); 6 oz butter (softened to room temperature); 4 cups powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy, plus more if needed); 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

This super easy Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting will become your new favourite recipe! Fluffy and moist, a homemade carrot cake recipe you will fall in love with time and time again.

⏱ 55 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 40min 📊 Medium 🍽 16 servings 👁 8

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350º F (175°C). Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line the base of each pan with parchment paper. 
Combine together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a bowl until well combined. 
In a separate bowl whisk the oil, pineapple (or apple sauce), sugars and vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time until well combined.  Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until the batter is smooth, while scraping the batter from the sides of the bowl. Fold in grated carrots, 3/4 cup of nuts and sultanas.
Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or when a toothpick inserted into the centre of each cake comes out clean.
Let cool in pans for 30 minutes. Transfer to cooling racks peeling the paper off the base of each cake as you go. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
In large bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and butter, scraping down sides of bowl when needed, for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy. (Use a hand mixer.)
Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar, adding more sugar if needed until frosting is thick and spreadable.
Frost cooled cake and top with remaining crushed nuts for decoration (optional).

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Nutrition per serving

584kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1826.00

Per Serving
$114.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$3652.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (95% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
all-purpose	0.5 cups	$4.00
baking powder	2 tsp	$13.00
baking soda	1 tsp	$2.00
salt	0.75 tsp	$1.00
ground cinnamon	2 tsp	$21.00
ground ginger	1 tsp	$5.00
ground nutmeg	0.25 tsp	$25.00
vegetable oil	1 cup	$189.00
crushed pineapple	0.5 cup	$27.00
light brown sugar	1 cup	$30.00
white granulated sugar	1 cup	$39.00
pure vanilla extract	1 tbsp	$152.00
eggs	4 large	$131.00
grated carrots	1 cups	$37.00
crushed pecans	1 cup	$53.00
raisins	0.5 cup	-
cream cheese	8 oz	$337.00
butter	6 oz	$659.00
powdered sugar	4 cups	$50.00
pure vanilla extract	1 tsp	$51.00