The Ultimate Vt Carrot Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 25
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
-
Carrot Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 ounces carrot baby food
- 1 tablespoon finely grated gingerroot
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups coarsely grated carrots (about 6 carrots)
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1 1⁄2 cups crushed walnuts
-
Brown Sugar Frosting
- 1 1⁄4 cups whipping cream
- 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup crushed walnuts (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 2 8-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment or wax paper. Butter paper, and dust with flour.
- To make carrot cake: Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.
- Beat oil, both sugars, baby food, ginger, and vanilla extract until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each.
- Add flour mixture in two additions.
- Add carrots, pineapple, and nuts; beat just until blended.
- Divide batter between cake pans and bake 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes.
- Cut around edges to loosen using small knife. Invert cakes onto rack, remove paper, and cool completely.
- To make frosting: Beat cream until soft peaks form; set aside.
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Beat until smooth and creamy, 3 to 5 mnutes.
- Fold in whipped cream in 3 additions.
- Refrigerate.
- To assemble: Up to 4 hours before serving, place one layer on cake platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over top and cover with second layer. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle sides with crushed walnuts.
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Vegetarian college student.