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Classic Carrot Cake

This is the best carrot cake recipe I have ever made! It's so moist and flavorful and a family favorite. It's a classic cake and can be made as a Birthday cake or a Saturday breakfast treat! Enjoy.
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Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Electric mixer Use the whisk attachment
  • 2 9 Inch Round Baking Pan
  • 1 Spatula
  • 1 flour sifter
  • 2 wire cooling rack
  • 2 oven mitts
  • 1 open star piping tip
  • 2 piping bag
  • 1 kitchen scale

Ingredients
  

  • CAKE INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups all purpose flour measured correctly
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown packed sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves optional
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • WET CAKE INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 cup avocado oil
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • ¾ cup applesauce
  • 1 ½ cups finely grated carrots
  • 1 cup peacans, copped,
  • ¾ cup raisins optional
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar add more if you want more sweet
  • 1 Tbsp real vanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp or a generous pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • CAKE DIRECTIONS:
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease two 9-inch round cake panswith butter and line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper.
  • DRY CAKE DIRECTIONS:
  • in a large bowl whisk all purpose flour, granulated sugar, light brown packed sugar, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and fine sea salt.
  • WET CAKE DIRECTIONS:
  • in a large bowl whisk avocado oil, eggs, applesauce, finely grated carrots, chopped peacans, and raisins
  • FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
  • For the frosting, mix the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Combined in the vanilla and salt and then mix in the remaining icing sugar until light and fluffy.
  • To assemble the cake, peel the parchment paper from the cake layers and place one layer onto a cake platter. Spread the top with a generous layer of frosting and top with the second cake. Frost the top and sides of the cakes and use your spatula. Sprinkle a few walnut pieces on the top of the cake as garnish.