Make a healthy and delicious carrot cake in the comfort of your kitchen. This easy homemade carrot cake recipe is a perfect dessert for a weekend get-together with friends. You can add raisins, walnuts or other types of nuts if you prefer. You can also serve a slice of this cake as an afternoon snack with a glass of fresh fruit juice or a smoothie.
Ingredients:
• 3 cups finely shredded carrots
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
Batter:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground clove
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Mix:
• 16 oz softened cream cheese
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups sugar
• some chopped walnuts (for garnishing)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Prepare three 9-inch cake rounds.
Grease lightly with butter or oil and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Prepare a large mixing bowl.
Add all-purpose flour and granulated sugar.
Add baking soda and baking powder.
Season with salt, ground cinnamon, ground clove, ground nutmeg and allspice.
Mix to combine using an electric hand mixer.
Add unsweetened apple sauce, crushed pineapple and vegetable oil.
Add eggs and vanilla extract.
Mix to combine the batter using an electric hand mixer.
Add the finely shredded carrots into the batter.
Add chopped walnuts.
Fold the mixture using a spatula to mix well.
Pour the batter on each cake round equally.
Spread and distribute evenly.
Place them in the preheated oven.
Let them bake for 30-35 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the cream cheese mixture.
Add softened cream cheese and softened butter in a bowl.
Whisk until well combined.
Add vanilla extract and sugar.
Whisk until the mixture is smooth and soft.
Put the cream cheese mix in a piping bag.
Place in the fridge for a few minutes.
Once carrot cakes are done, remove them from the oven.
Let them cool down for 15 minutes.
Once done, remove the cake from the cake rounds.
Remove the parchment paper.
Place one carrot cake on a cake table turner.
Pipe cream cheese on top and spread evenly.
Add the second carrot cake on top.
Pipe cream cheese on top and spread evenly.
Add the third carrot cake on top.
Pipe cream cheese on top and around the sides of the carrot cake stack.
Smoothen the cream cheese around.
Garnish with chopped walnuts.
Decorate the cake with the rest of the cream cheese mix.
Cut the cake into equal slices.
Serve and enjoy!
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