Extra Moist Sweet Carrot Cake Recipe

Make the Perfect Carrot Cake that promises a heavenly blend of rich spices, moist crumb, and luscious cream cheese frosting. Each bite of this cake offers a symphony of flavours, with finely grated carrots ensuring its moist texture and the spices creating a warm, comforting taste. Topped with a silky cream cheese frosting, this cake is a celebration of texture and taste, making it a must-try for any occasion.

Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

For the Carrot Cake:

• Carrots: You will need about 5-6 large organic carrots. Ensure they are finely grated to fill up 2 1/2 cups.
• Dry Ingredients: The recipe calls for a mix of warm spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, along with salt, flour, and baking soda, whisked together.
• Wet Ingredients: The moisture in this cake is achieved through the use of oil and Greek yogurt, ensuring the cake remains moist for days. Additionally, sugars, eggs, and vanilla contribute to the batter.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• The description did not provide specific ingredients for the cream cheese frosting. However, it usually consists of cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.

Instructions:

Baking the Cake:

1. Prepare Carrots: Rinse, peel, and finely grate the carrots using the second largest hole on a box grater.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk together the specified spices, salt, flour, and baking soda in a bowl.
3. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix the sugars, eggs, oil, vanilla, Greek yogurt, and then add the grated carrots. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
4. Bake: Pour the batter into either 3 round 6″ cake pans or 2 round 8″ pans that have been greased and floured. To achieve evenly baked layers without doming, consider using dampened cake strips around the pans.
5. Cooling: Do not frost until the cakes are completely cool. After cooling in the pans, transfer them to a rack for further cooling, then chill in the fridge for at least an hour to firm up before frosting.

Decorating the Cake:

1. Frosting Layers: Apply a generous amount of cream cheese frosting between each layer of cake.
2. Final Frosting: After stacking, frost the outside of the cake, smoothing the sides. Chill the cake to set the frosting.
3. Colored Frosting: For carrot decorations, divide a small portion of frosting into two bowls, coloring one with green (and a touch of brown for a natural shade) and the other with orange and brown for the carrots.
4. Decorate: Use piping bags with small round tips to pipe carrot shapes on the cake, adding little green tops.
5. Finishing Touches: Optional garnish with finely chopped walnuts.

Tips:

• Cake Strips: These are best for even baking and achieving flat layers that won’t require trimming.
• Chilling: Chilling each layer makes the cake easier to stack and frost.

Enjoy baking this delicious carrot cake!