The Best Carrot Cake
Moist, delicious carrot cake
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Cream Cheese Frosting 10 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course Cake
Cuisine South African
Servings 0 Slices
Calories 6071 kcal
The Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup sugar white
- 3/4 cup brown sugar muscovado
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups carrots coarsely grated
- 1 cup pecan nuts chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 230 grams cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
The Cake
Cream eggs and sugar together.
Add milk and oil.
Add vanilla and mix.
Sift dry ingredients together, including spices.
Mix into fluids gradually.
Mix in carrots.
Mix in nuts.
Bake for 35 minutes at 180°C (350ºF).
Cream cheese frosting
Mix cream cheese, butter, icing sugar, and vanilla together until smooth. Spread between the two layers of the cake, on top and on the sides. Garnish with nuts and ornamental carrots.
Calories: 6071kcalCarbohydrates: 817gProtein: 79gFat: 289gSaturated Fat: 119gCholesterol: 1164mgSodium: 5793mgPotassium: 2843mgFiber: 29gSugar: 583gVitamin A: 71280IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 1370mgIron: 22mg
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