I've been craving for JD Bakeshop's carrot cake for weeks already. Until one day, I decide to bake my own carrot cake! I started searching online for carrot cake recipes and after minutes of baking..here's my finished product! Try to take a look of this yummy recipe!
HOMEMADE CARROT CAKE RECIPE
Ingredients:
4 eggs
(separate egg white and egg yolk)
1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar (for this recipe, I used brown sugar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 T baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
(separate egg white and egg yolk)
1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar (for this recipe, I used brown sugar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 T baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups grated carrots
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 6 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
PROCEDURE:
1.1 Combine flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl than whisk until everything is properly distributed
1.2 Beat the eggs in a separate mixing bowl.
1.3 Add the sugar then continue mixing until fully blended.
1.4 Add the vegetable oil, and vanilla extract then continue mixing until texture becomes smooth.
1.5 Put-in the flour-cinnamon-baking powder-salt mixture then continue mixing using low speed.
1.6 Fold-in the carrots and walnuts
1.7 Pour the batter on a cake pan
1.8 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the batter for 35 to 50 minutes (you know that the cake is done when toothpick inserted comes out clean)
1.9 Remove from the oven and allow to cool down.
2. Make the frosting
2.1 Beat the cream cheese using an electric mixer
2.2 Add-in the butter and vanilla extract then continue mixing until the mixture is well blended
2.3 Add the confectioners sugar then mix until texture becomes smooth
2.4 Set aside
2.2 Add-in the butter and vanilla extract then continue mixing until the mixture is well blended
2.3 Add the confectioners sugar then mix until texture becomes smooth
2.4 Set aside
