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cream cheese carrot cake

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Recipe by
Francine Lizotte
@ClubFoody
Surrey South, BC

Easy and extremely moist carrot cake recipe with a lovely cream cheese frosting, this is the perfect dessert for any occasion!

yield 10 -12 servings
prep time 20 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cream cheese carrot cake

  • CAKE
  • 3 c
    unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 4 lg
    free-run eggs
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 c
    grapeseed oil
  • 3 c
    grated carrots, plus 2 tbsp. for garnish
  • 1 c
    walnuts, roughly chopped (substitute pecans)
  • CREAM CHEESE ICING
  • 1/4 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 pkg
    (8 oz.) light cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 c
    onfectioners' sugar, or more to taste

How To Make cream cheese carrot cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon; whisk for a couple minutes until well mixed and set aside.
  • 2
    In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat eggs. Slowly incorporate sugar to eggs. Add oil and mix thoroughly.
  • 3
    Dividing by 3, add flour mixture to egg mixture, making sure it’s well blended between each addition.
  • 4
    Add grated carrots and fold gently with a spatula until well combined. Add walnuts and stir to combine as well. Spoon batter evenly into a greased Bundt pan and gently tap to remove any air bubbles.
  • 5
    Transfer to preheated oven and bake for about 50 minutes or until done. Cool cake to room temperature.
  • 6
    CREAM CHEESE ICING In a bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract process until well blended. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar until the icing is spreadable
  • 7
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