Name: Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting recipe by Kaveri Obhan at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: For cake:; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1.5 cups brown sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 3 cups grated red winter carrots; 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup chopped walnuts; For frosting; 200 gms cream cheese; 150 gms powdered sugar; 100 gms butter, softened

ABOUT Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting RECIPE

Super moist, perfectly spiced, this cake is the best use of winter carrots along with a dollop of delicious cream cheese frosting

Ingredients Serving: 16

For cake:
2 cups all purpose flour
1.5 cups brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 cups grated red winter carrots
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
For frosting
200 gms cream cheese
150 gms powdered sugar
100 gms butter, softened

Instructions

For cake: Preheat oven to 180°C. In a mixing bowl, cream together oil and sugar.
Add all the eggs and mix well.
In another bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients, and then add to wet mixture.
Use a spatula and stir in the walnuts and carrots gently.
Pour the cake batter into a greased and floured 9″x13″ cake pan or two 7 inch round cake pans if you want to bake in layers.
Bake for about 40 to 45 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Use a toothpick and test the middle of the cake.
Leave in pan and set on cooling rack to cool. Once the cake has cooled completely, ice with cream cheese frosting
For cream cheese frosting: Beat the cream cheese, sugar and butter together in a bowl until fluffy
Spread the icing over the top of the cake with a palette knife or spoon. Decorate cake with more chopped walnuts if desired.

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