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carrot cake

Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

A classic carrot cake can never go out of style! It is my favorite thing to bake and this is a tried and tested recipe for years!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 260 grams all purpose flour
  • 4 grams baking soda
  • 6 grams baking powder
  • 2 grams salt
  • 4 grams cinnamon powder
Wet ingredients
  • 4 eggs at room temperature
  • 280 grams powdered white sugar
  • 6 grams vanilla essence
  • 240 grams vegetable oil or canola oil/sunflower oil
  • 50 grams chopped walnuts
  • 350 grams grated carrots
For the frosting
  • 120 grams whipping cream
  • 200 grams cream cheese
  • 4 grams vanilla essence
  • 120 grams icing sugar
For cake topping
  • 30 grams very finely chopped walnuts

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
  2. Grease two 8-inch baking pans and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
  3. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, beat four eggs with an electric beater for about a minute until pale and frothy.
  5. Add in the sugar and vanilla essence. Beat for 2-3 minutes till a pale yellow batter forms.
  6. Add in the sugar and vanilla essence and beat for 2-3 minutes till a pale batter is formed.
  7. Pour in the vegetable oil while mixing everything with the electric beater until it all comes together.
  8. Pour in the vegetable oil and beat until it all comes together.
  9. Add the dry ingredients into this in three batches while mixing continuously.
  10. Add the chopped walnuts and greated carrot. Incorporate gently with a spatula until well combined. Do not overmix at this point.
  11. Pour the batter evenly over the greased baking trays. You can use a weighing scale to make it exact.
  12. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the cake.
  13. Bake for 25-30 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the cake. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
  14. Beat the whipping cream till stiff peaks are formed. Let it stay chilled in the refrigerator.
  15. Beat the whipping cream till stiff peaks are formed. Let it stay chilled in the refrigerator.
  16. In another bowl, beat the cream cheese and vanilla essence until well combined. Add the icing sugar and beat till a thick frosting is formed.
  17. Mix the whipped cream and cream cheese frosting together and beat it for a minute.
  18. Mix the whipped cream and cream cheese frosting together and beat it for a minute.
  19. Layer the cakes generously with this frosting. Top it off with crushed walnuts.
  20. For best results, refrigerate the cake for a few hours before serving.