Also, enjoy these carrot cake whoopie pies and carrot cake banana bread. Dare we say, if you’re looking for the best carrot cake recipe in the world – this just might be it. Here’s what people are saying: ~ Sarah ~ Lizelle For the carrot cake:
Dry ingredients: All-purpose baking flour, baking powder, baking soda, and granulated sugar will make up your basic cake-making dry goods. Spices: You’ll need ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, and sea salt. This combination creates that warm and spicy flavor we all know and love of a good carrot cake. Star ingredient: 3 cups of shredded carrots will go into this moist carrot cake recipe. Optional add-ins: You can choose to include or leave out the toasted walnuts, toasted coconut, and raisins. Wet ingredients: Add cooking oil (like avocado, grape seed oil, canola, or corn oil), and 4 large eggs.
For the cream cheese frosting:
Star ingredient: You’ll need room-temperature cream cheese to make the irresistible, tangy frosting. Wet ingredients: Use ½ cup of butter + 2 teaspoons of vanilla to help bring the frosting together into a soft, whipped consistency. Dry ingredient: Powdered sugar will balance the tangy cream cheese with a hit of sweetness.
You don’t need to be a star baker to make this recipe for moist carrot cake! It comes together quickly and is super simple to follow along. Here’s an idea of what you’ll do (with the full list of ingredients and instructions in the recipe card below):
An Irish cream latte or an Irish coffee are two boozy options that are perfect for after dinner. Or, for a booze-free option, try a Nutella latte. A hot toddy is lovely if you enjoy tea. And a scoop of vanilla coconut ice cream or tonka bean ice cream are delicious beside this moist carrot cake!
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