Carrot Cake-healthy cake for your lying soul

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Healthy cake or healthy carrot cake for your lying soul. Not really lying, my grandmother used to say carrot is good for you. And it is. Specially inside of the best cake you can imagine. And MAKE. So…

 

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies

Hello my dear readers. I know you are always asking this question…

Carrot Cake – Do you want to know how to make it?

I know , you do. So let’s start our baking show. And to start baking show we need to buy ingredients or we need to do my favorite activity called SHOPPING. And for shopping you need the list or I like to call it…

Shopping List for the best cake

  • eggs
  • brown sugar
  • white sugar
  • oil
  • flour 
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • cinnamon, cloves
  • carrot
  • walnuts
  • cheese
  • icing sugar
  • heavy cream
  • vanilla extract

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How to make Carrot Cake

Ingredients

3 eggs

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup sugar

3/4 cup oil

1/2 TBSP vanilla extract

2 cups flour (AP)

1/2 TBSP cinnamon

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 ground cloves

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups finely grated carrots

1 cup walnuts

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cheese

1 3/4 cups heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/3 cup icing sugar

Instructions for Carrot Cake

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line 9×13 with aluminum foil.

Whisk 3 eggs, 1 cup brow sugar, 1/3 cup sugar and 3/4 cup oil.

Add 1/2 TBSP vanilla and mix it.

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Healthy Cake 5starcookies-wet ingredients

In a separate bowl, sift 2 cup AP flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 TBSP cinnamon, 1/4 salt, 1/4 cloves, 1/2 tsp baking soda.

Carrot Cake from food blog 5starcookies-dry ingredients
Carrot Cake from food blog 5starcookies-dry ingredients

Then add flour mixture to the eggs/oil/sugar mixture.

Carrot Cake from food blog 5starcookies-add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
Easy Carrot Cake from food blog 5starcookies-add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients

Mix everything together.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies -mix dry and wet ingredients
Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies -mix dry and wet ingredients

You are almost done. Just add 2 cups grated carrot and 1 cup walnut.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies

Mix all ingredients together.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-mix all ingredients
Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-mix all ingredients

 

Pour the mixture into 9×13 pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 F or until toothpick inserted into center cake comes clean.

Cool it.

Carrot Cake Frosting

Beat 8 oz cheese and 1 1/3 icing sugar and then add 1 tsp vanilla extract.

In a bowl  #2 whip 1 3/4 cups heavy cream until thick and fluffy.

Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-mix all ingredients
Best Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-mix all ingredients

Mix until incorporated.

Spread cheese frosting over your carrot cake.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies

To print the recipe please check the box below.

Carrot Cake-Healthy Cake

Carrot Cake-Healthy Cake

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Very amazing cake. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 sugar
  • 3/4 oil
  • 1/2 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour (AP)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 TBSP cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 ground cloves
  • 1/4 salt
  • 2 cups finely grated carrots
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 oz cheese
  • 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/3 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Line 9x13 with aluminum foil.
  3. Whisk 3 eggs, 1 cup brow sugar, 1/3 cup sugar and 3/4 cup oil.
  4. Add 1/2 TBSP vanilla and mix it.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift 2 cup AP flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 TBSP cinnamon, 1/4 salt, 1/4 cloves, 1/2 tsp baking soda.
  6. Add flour mixture to the eggs/oil/sugar mixture.
  7. Mix everything together.
  8. Add 2 cups grated carrot and 1 cup walnut.
  9. Mix all ingredients together and pour into 9x13 pan.
  10. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 F or until toothpick inserted into center cake comes clean.
  11. Cool it.
  12. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13. Whip Cheese Frosting
  14. Beat 8 oz cheese and 1 1/3 icing sugar and then add 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  15. In a bowl #2 whip 1 3/4 cups heavy cream until thick and fluffy.
  16. Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture.
  17. Mix until incorporated.
  18. Spread cheese frosting over your carrot cake.
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Enjoy.

Carrot Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies -Enjoy your cake
Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies -Enjoy your cake

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17 thoughts on “Carrot Cake-healthy cake for your lying soul”

  4. Carrot cake is my favorite cake.L(No 1)
    I love it. Your cakes recipe are superb.(Jimmy’s Cake is another of my favorite.I made it 1000 times)
    Something else, I love the pictures.(drooling)

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  7. I always loved carrot cake.
    Who I am kidding? I am obsessed with the carrot cake.
    Interesting thing is that I never made it.
    I am not sure why?
    This recipe and your pictures made me think I should try.
    It looks so easy. (I love your step by step picture)…
    So, I just printed the recipe and will try…

    Reply

  9. Again, amazing pictures.
    I can’t say enough about your web site.
    Your recipes are to die for!
    Everything I tried worked.
    (Your Opera Cake, Minestrone soup, Valentines torte, chocolate bombes are all unbelievable and almost unreal.)
    Until you try to make them and then…
    magic happen.
    Thank you for being you.

    Reply

    • Terry,
      You made my day.
      Your feedback is highly appreciated.
      Thank you for visiting 5starcookies.com
      More magic is coming…
      Love from
      Cookie

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