Carrot cake. I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.
It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere. It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. You can have Carrot cake using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Carrot cake
- You need of eggs.
- It’s of buttermilk.
- Prepare of vegetable oil.
- It’s of white sugar.
- It’s of vanilla extract.
- It’s of ground cinnamon.
- It’s of salt.
- Prepare of all-purpose flour.
- It’s of baking soda.
- Prepare of shredded carrot.
- You need of flaked coconut.
- You need of chopped almond.
- It’s of raisin.
Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. The origins of carrot cake are disputed.
Carrot cake step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8×12 inch pan..
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside..
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour mixture and mix well..
- In a medium bowl, combine shredded carrots, coconut, almonds and raisins..
- Using a large wooden spoon or a very heavy whisk, add carrot mixture to batter and fold in well..
- Pour into prepared 8×12 inch pan, and bake at 350°F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Check with toothpick..
- Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving..
A wonderfully moist, perfectly spiced carrot cake recipe. This Carrot Cake with pineapple and coconut is a family favorite, made every year for all sorts of celebrations from birthdays to Easter! Originally from the Silver Palate cookbook, we've made several. This truly is the best carrot cake recipe! It's perfectly moist and delicious, made with lots of fresh carrots, and topped with the most heavenly cream cheese frosting.
