Perfect choice 😍🥕 Here’s your full classic carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting—soft, moist, and super flavorful 👇
🥕 Classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
🛒 For the Cake:
- 2 large eggs
- 175 g (¾ cup) brown sugar
- 75 g (⅓ cup) plain yogurt
- 120 ml (½ cup) vegetable oil
- 225 g (1½ cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 225 g (2 cups) grated carrots
- 75 g (½ cup) chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
👨🍳 Instructions (Cake):
- Preheat oven
Set to 180°C (350°F) and grease a cake pan (20 cm / 8-inch). - Mix wet ingredients
In a bowl, whisk eggs and brown sugar until smooth.
Add yogurt, oil, vanilla, and almond extract → mix well. - Combine dry ingredients
In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. - Combine everything
Gradually add dry ingredients into wet mixture.
Fold in grated carrots and nuts. - Bake
Pour into pan and bake 30–40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean). - Cool completely before frosting ❄️
🧁 Cream Cheese Frosting
🛒 Ingredients:
- 200 g cream cheese (softened)
- 100 g (½ cup) butter (softened)
- 200 g (1½ cups) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
👨🍳 Instructions (Frosting):
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add powdered sugar gradually and mix well.
- Add vanilla and beat until fluffy.
🎂 Assemble:
- Spread frosting over the cooled cake
- Add extra nuts or grated carrot on top (optional)
🔥 Tips:
- Don’t overmix the batter
- Use freshly grated carrots for best moisture
- Chill the cake 20 min after frosting for clean slices
💬 Viral caption (copy & paste):
This carrot cake is unbelievably soft and moist 😍🥕
The cream cheese frosting takes it to another level!
FULL RECIPE IN COMMENTS 👇👇
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