Total time · 70 min

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 280 g Flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Baking soda; 2 tsp Cinnamon; 3 piece Eggs; 200 g Brown sugar; 180 ml Vegetable oil; 2 tsp Vanilla (extract); 350 g Carrots (finely grated); 100 g Walnuts (chopped); 250 g Cream cheese (at room temperature); 60 g Butter (soft); 150 g Icing sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt

A Quebec-style carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that highlights Baking powder and Baking soda.

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 40 min
Servings: 8

Indicative estimates

Energy per serving: ~312 kcal per serving partial estimate
Ingredient value: ~$12.89 partial estimate; 11 of 14 ingredients estimated

Ingredients

280 g Flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
2 tsp Cinnamon
3 piece Eggs
200 g Brown sugar
180 ml Vegetable oil
2 tsp Vanilla (extract)
350 g Carrots (finely grated)
100 g Walnuts (chopped)
250 g Cream cheese (at room temperature)
60 g Butter (soft)
150 g Icing sugar
1/2 tsp Salt

Directions

6 min
Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
5 min
Whisk the eggs with the brown sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla, then fold in the dry ingredients.
4 min
Add the grated carrots and walnuts to the batter.
3 min
Pour the batter into a greased and floured round pan.
37 min
Bake at 350 °F (350 °F (180 °C)) until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
5 min
Let the cake cool on a rack.
10 min
Beat the cream cheese with the soft butter and icing sugar to a smooth frosting, then frost the cooled cake.