Homemade Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot cake was originally made in Medieval Europe when sugar was scarce and expensive, so carrots were used as a sweetener.
This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 95 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 13.
Ingredients
- 200 gram Carrots
- 2 cup All-purpose flour
- 1.5 cup White sugar
- 0.75 cup Vegetable oil
- 3 quantity Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 8 ounce Cream cheese
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a cake pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, cinnamon powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Pour the batter into the greased cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Once the cake has cooled completely, spread the cream cheese frosting evenly on top.
- Let the cake rest for 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 386kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 19g30%
- Total Carbohydrate 52g18%
- Sugars 36g
- Protein 4.5g9%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.