This is my favorite easy recipe for homemade carrot cake! This is a perfectly moist carrot cake recipe that is surprisingly simple to make. Top it off with a simple cream cheese frosting for what truly might be the perfect carrot cake.
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Ingredients
Carrot Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs (room temperature)
- 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 cups grated carrots
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 2 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese (softened)
- 1 stick salted butter (softened)
- 16 ounces powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 13” x 9” pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.
- Add eggs and vegetable oil and mix until combined (do not over mix).
- Add carrots and stir in.
- Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Add all the ingredients into a bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Frost onto cooled cake and enjoy.
Notes: You can add 1-1/2 cups of chopped pecans into the cake mixture when you add the carrots. You can also add 1/2 cup chopped pecans into the frosting. Just stir them in once you have beat the frosting.