This is one of my most popular recipes! Everybody loves carrot cake, so why not try making your own?
This carrot cake recipe is the best and always tastes amazing with home made cream cheese icing!
It’s quick and easy to make and of course tastes so much better then store bought. Take this to your next get together or make for home to enjoy with that morning cup of coffee.
I make this all the time and it has become a favourite in our house. This moist carrot cake is welcome at birthdays, weddings, reunions and all special occasions.
I made this in a bundt pan but you can use any baking pan you wish!
The flavour is delicious- this will be a hit!
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Carrot Cake with Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting
This carrot cake with home made cream cheese icing is the best and tastes amazing! Best of all is that it's easy to make!
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 2 Cups flour
- 1 1/2 Tsp baking soda
- 1 Tsp allspice
- 2 Tsp baking powder
- 1/4 Tsp salt
- 2 Tsp cinnamon
- 11/2 Cups sugar
- 1 Cup oil
- 4 eggs beaten
- 2 Cups carrots grated
- 1 (14oz) can pineapple do not drain
Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 Oz cream cheese
- 1 Cup icing sugar
- 1/4 Cup butter
- 1 Tsp vanilla
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, allspice, cinnamon.
- Add sugar, oil and eggs and mix.
- Add carrot and pineapple mix and put into a greased and floured cake pan.
- Bake at 350 for 70 - 90 minutes
- Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting!
Cream Cheese Icing
- Cream butter and cream cheese
- Add vanilla and icing sugar and mix!
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Robert N Koehn says
What size of cake pan ??
Vida Recipes says
This was a bundt pan we used
Anonymous says
How much pecan & raisins? Will make this into cup cakes.
Skinny Mama says
Just add however much you want 🙂
Elizabeth says
What is icing sugar
Vida Recipes says
powdered sugar
Denise says
Thks for the change up in ingredients, adding pecans & raisins. Will do next time!!
Skinny Mama says
you’re welcome 🙂
Pam Carsner says
What is icing sugar?
Skinny Mama says
It’s also known as ‘confectioners sugar’ and ‘powdered sugar’, if that helps 🙂
Anonymous says
Must try this. Not baked in a loooooooong timr
Janis Olvik Wilson says
If you drop the allspice, double the cinnamon and drop the pineapple, add pecan pieces and raisins, the cake is perfect.