Ultimate Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ultimate Carrot Cake
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
787
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Prepare muffin tins with papers (about 48 regular cupcakes) or two 9-inch round cake pans (2 inch sides) with parchment and oil.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Coarsely grate the carrots in a food processor using the grater attachment.
  4. Chop them into finer pieces with the medal blade attachment in the food processor, if you want the texture of the cake a little bit finer.
  5. Mix together the eggs, sugar, oil, brown sugar, vanilla extract and orange zest.
  6. Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl with a whisk.
  7. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture.
  8. Add the finely chopped carrots, walnuts (or coconut), and raisins (or dried cherries).
  9. Pour the batter into the prepared pans or scoop into cupcake papers (fill 3/4 full).
  10. Bake cupcakes for about 18-25 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
  11. Bake 9-inch cakes for about 35-40 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
  12. Cool in pan(s) on wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
  13. Make frosting by combining all frosting ingredients and beating well, until fluffy.
  14. NOTE: If you like lots of frosting, double this recipe, but you'll have some left over, even if you are generous with it while frosting the cake. But it's delicious on EVERYTHING!
  15. To assemble the cake, remove from pan(s) and peel off the parchment paper from the bottom, place on cardboard rounds.
  16. With a thin serrated knife slice off the very top of the cake layer, using a sawing motion, to level the tops, if desired.
  17. Cut the cake layers into 2 equal layers. Slide the layers onto a cardboard round or any other flat surface.
  18. Using an offset spatula spread about 11/2 cups of the frosting evenly over the surface of the first layer.
  19. Top with the next layer and repeat for the rest of the layers.
  20. Place about 2 cups of the icing on the top of the cake and spread evenly.
  21. Spread the icing onto the sides of the cake.
  22. Using the spatula, create swirls in the frosting on the cake. This cream cheese frosting is very soft so you won’t want to try for anything too exacting.
  23. Press additional shredded coconut onto the sides of this cake, as a garnish, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 786.91 Kcal (3295 kJ)
Calories from fat 383.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.64g 66%
Cholesterol 97.29mg 32%
Sodium 302.66mg 13%
Potassium 430.66mg 9%
Total Carbs 97.54g 33%
Sugars 67.93g 272%
Dietary Fiber 3.59g 14%
Protein 8.91g 18%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 97.4mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 351.01 Kcal (1470 kJ)
Calories from fat 171.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.02g 66%
Cholesterol 43.4mg 32%
Sodium 135mg 13%
Potassium 192.1mg 9%
Total Carbs 43.51g 33%
Sugars 30.3g 272%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g 14%
Protein 3.97g 18%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 43.4mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.6
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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