Carrot cake is a moist, spiced cake made with grated carrots, usually flavored with cinnamon and topped with cream cheese frosting. It’s popular because the carrots add natural sweetness and keep the cake soft.
🥕 Classic carrot cake (simple home recipe)
Ingredients (cake):
- 2 cups grated carrots (about 3–4 medium carrots)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar (white or brown, or mixed)
- ½ cup oil (vegetable or sunflower)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1–2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- Optional: chopped walnuts or raisins
Cream cheese frosting:
- 200 g cream cheese
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1–1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍰 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a cake pan.
- Mix eggs, sugar, and oil until smooth.
- Add grated carrots and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
- Add nuts or raisins if using.
- Bake for 30–40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean).
- Let cool completely.
- Beat frosting ingredients together and spread on top.
🍽️ Result
You get a soft, spiced cake with a creamy tangy topping that balances the sweetness perfectly.
If you want, I can also give:
- eggless carrot cake version
- eggless + no oven (stovetop) version
- or a bakery-style super moist version with pineapple or extra spices
