Homemade Moist Carrot Cake

You are in for a treat with this delicious homemade moist carrot cake recipe. The sweet aroma of carrots, cinnamon and hint of vanilla will encompass your home.

Topped with a luscious creamy cream cheese frosting this is a must try recipe. We love this recipe for many reasons and here are just a few of them!

Why Make This Recipe

1. Super moist. A delicious moist cake that melts in your mouth.
2. Very simple to make. Nothing hard about this recipe, just grate carrots,mix batter, pour and bake!
3. Basic ingredients that you most likely already have at home.
4. Easy to freeze and defrosts beautifully!

Tips for Making Moist Carrot Cake

1. Use a neutral oil for this carrot cake. Coconut oil can have a strong taste and if you are storing it in the fridge, it goes harder.
2. Wait until carrot cake is completely cooled before adding cream cheese frosting. This also makes sure the centre fully cooks.
3. Make sure to add spices whether it’s allspice or cinnamon it really brings out the flavour.
4. Don’t overcook the carrot cake it will contiue cooking on the inside while it cools on the counter.

Ingredients Needed

4 carrots grated! About 2 cups worth.

4 eggs

2 cups flour: I use White Spelt flour but most flours work well with this recipe.

2 cups raw sugar or you can do 1 cup sugar 1 cup honey!

1 1/2 cup oil: Ive used rice bran oil, avocado and grapeseed oil and they have all worked beautifully!

1 tsp vanilla, allspice and sea salt

2 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup cream cheese

1/2 cup room temperature butter

1 tsp lemon juice

1 cup raw sugar

How to Make Carrot Cake Step by Step

1. Take out the cream cheese and butter so it can soften.
2. Preheat oven to 160c/ 320F
3. Grate 4 carrots and mix all the wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
4. Add the flour and mix together with a whisk
5. Add sugar, allspice, salt and baking soda and mix until all incorporated.

6. Pour into a prepared 13 by 9 in pan.

7. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes.

8. Take it out of the oven and allow it too cool completely before adding cream cheese topping.

9. Blend together cream cheese, butter, sugar and lemon juice until smooth.

10. Add on top of cooled carrot cake.

How to Store Moist Carrot Cake

You can store frosted carrot cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to week. Make sure it’s completely cooled before storing it in the fridge.

You can slice carrot cake into individual slices once cooled and store them in a container in the freezer. Will last about 3 months in the freezer.

Simply place frozen carrot cake in the fridge to defrost. This carrot cake defrosts beautifully.

Carrot Cake Add on Ideas

You can have fun with this recipe and add different things! Here are some fun ideas to make your carrot unique and special!

1. Raisins
2. Pineapples
3. Walnuts
4. Cranberries
5. Shredded coconut

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