So I made this cake for Easter and boy oh boy did it hit the spot! I have come to love and appreciate carrot cake as I've gotten older and this was an outstanding recipe!
UNBELIEVABLE CARROT CAKE
AND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
You will need:
You will need:
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces)
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 lb. medium carrots (6 to 7 large carrots), peeled
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (10 1/2 ounces)
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable or canola oil
Frosting(If making a 9-inch layered cake, you
can double the frosting recipe to cover the entire cake)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
5 tablespoons butter softened to room temperature
1 tablespoon sour cream, light or regular
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar (4 1/2 ounces)
To Make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Grease and flour a 9X13-inch baking pan or 2 9-inch round pans.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Grease and flour a 9X13-inch baking pan or 2 9-inch round pans.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves, and salt in large bowl; set aside.
In a food processor fitted with large or fine shredding disk, shred carrots (you should have about 3 cups); transfer carrots to bowl and set aside. You can also shred by hand on a box grater if you don’t have a food processor.
In a food processor fitted with large or fine shredding disk, shred carrots (you should have about 3 cups); transfer carrots to bowl and set aside. You can also shred by hand on a box grater if you don’t have a food processor.
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment
(or in large bowl and using hand-held mixer), beat granulated and brown sugars
and eggs on medium-high until thoroughly combined, about 45 seconds.
Reduce speed to medium; with mixer running, add oil in slow, steady stream, being careful to pour oil against inside of bowl (if oil begins to splatter, reduce speed to low until oil is incorporated, then resume adding oil).
Increase speed to high and mix until mixture is light in color and well emulsified, about 45 seconds to 1 minute longer.
Turn off mixer and stir in carrots and dry ingredients by hand until incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.
Reduce speed to medium; with mixer running, add oil in slow, steady stream, being careful to pour oil against inside of bowl (if oil begins to splatter, reduce speed to low until oil is incorporated, then resume adding oil).
Increase speed to high and mix until mixture is light in color and well emulsified, about 45 seconds to 1 minute longer.
Turn off mixer and stir in carrots and dry ingredients by hand until incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.
Pour into prepared pan(s) and bake until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 32 minutes for 9-inch round
pans and 40 minutes for a 9x13-inch pan.
Let cakes cool for about 10 minutes in the pan and then invert them onto a cooling rack to cool completely . At this point, once the cakes are cooled, they can be wrapped in plastic wrap and put in a ziploc bag and placed in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature prior to frosting.
Let cakes cool for about 10 minutes in the pan and then invert them onto a cooling rack to cool completely . At this point, once the cakes are cooled, they can be wrapped in plastic wrap and put in a ziploc bag and placed in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature prior to frosting.
When cake is cool, mix cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and
vanilla at medium high speed in clean bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk
attachment (or in large bowl using handheld mixer) until well combined, about
30 seconds, scraping down bowl with rubber spatula as needed.
Add confectioners’ sugar and mix until very fluffy, about 1 minute. Frost and eat!
Add confectioners’ sugar and mix until very fluffy, about 1 minute. Frost and eat!
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