The carrot cake is a dessert that most people like to make on occasions but I like to make this cake the whole year round. This is the easiest recipe for carrot cake. The cake is moist, soft, and topped with cream cheese frosting.
I used the walnuts and raisins in the cake but if you do not like them, you can skip them. The homemade frosting is super delicious and easy to make. Follow the steps given in the recipe to get the perfect result.
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 6 ounces Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Carrots grate fine
- 1 cup Walnuts well-chopped
- 1/2 cup Light raisins
Cream cheese icing
- 6 ounces Cream cheese softened
- 1/4 pound Butter
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Orange extract
- 1 teaspoon Spice Island orange peel
How to make carrot cake
Put all the ingredients for cake in an electric mixer bowl except carrots, walnuts and raisins. Beat for 3 minutes on medium heat. Stir in carrots, walnuts and raisins.
Grease a 9 inch pan. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake at 350F for 50 minutes.
For icing: beat the cream cheese with butter until light and fluffy on medium heat. Add half of the sugar and beat on high speed. Add extract and peel and beat again until combined. Add the remaining half powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
Frost the cake with cream cheese icing on the sides and top. Slice and serve.
Sara Lee Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 6 ounces Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Carrots grate fine
- 1 cup Walnuts well-chopped
- 1/2 cup Light raisins
Cream cheese icing
- 6 ounces Cream cheese softened
- 1/4 pound Butter
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Orange extract
- 1 teaspoon Spice Island orange peel
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for cake in an electric mixer bowl except carrots, walnuts and raisins. Beat for 3 minutes on medium heat. Stir in carrots, walnuts and raisins.
- Grease a 9 inch pan. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake at 350F for 50 minutes.
- For icing: beat the cream cheese with butter until light andfluffy on medium heat. Add half of the sugar and beat on high speed. Add extractand peel and beat again until combined. Add the remaining half powdered sugarand beat until smooth.
- Frost the cake with cream cheese icing on the sides and top. Slice and serve.
