Name: How to make a Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 cakes in 9 '' pan
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 4 Eggs; 3/4 cup Canola Oil; 1/2 cup Applesauce; 1 cup White Sugar; 1 cup Brown Sugar; 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 2 cups All-Purpose Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; ½ teaspoon Salt; 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg; 3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon; 3 cups Grated Carrots; 1 cup Chopped Walnuts; ½ cup Butter softened; 8 ounces Cream Cheese softened; 3 cups Confectioners Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; Pinch of Salt to taste

Sliced Whole Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

A Carrot Cake made in Trinidad and Tobago is rich in flavor thanks to the spices and sugar. The best tip is to prepare and frost the cake 1 day in advance to absorb the cream cheese frosting. The Carrot Cake tastes even better with time!

You can replace the walnuts with raisins if you are allergic to nuts. For a twist, you can add one tablespoon of pineapple juice for added flavor. The result is a rich and moist, not to mention delicious, carrot cake! Have it paired with Banana Oatmeal Smoothie, the best snack ever.

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Springform Cake Pan 9 inch

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Author: Narandradath Jaikaran

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Time & Serves

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

65 mins

Serves

2 cakes in 9 '' pan

Ingredients

4 Eggs
3/4 cup Canola Oil
1/2 cup Applesauce
1 cup White Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
3 cups Grated Carrots
1 cup Chopped Walnuts

For Frosting

½ cup Butter softened
8 ounces Cream Cheese softened
3 cups Confectioners Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt to taste

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by greasing and dusting with flour.

In a bowl, whisk eggs, oil, apple sauce, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract, and add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Fold in carrots and walnuts. Then pour into prepared pans.

Bake in the oven for approximately 35 minutes. When inserting a toothpick into the center of the cake, it should come out clean.

Remove from the oven, place on a baking sheet on a rack to let the cakes cool completely before adding the frosting.

Instruction for frosting: Using a mixer, or hand mixer, beat butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract with the whisk attachment until the mixture is creamy and smooth.

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