Recipe carrot cake

The best homemade carrot cake

Preparation time45 minCooking time30 min

Ingredients: 

• 4 eggs
• One and a half cups of sugar (300 grams)
• One and a half cups of flour (210 grams)
• 2 teaspoons royal yeast or baking powder
• 2 cups of grated carrot
• Half a cup of chopped walnuts
• 1 cup light sunflower or olive oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional) 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional)

Topping Ingredients: 

• 200 grams of Philadelphia-type cream cheese
• Half a stick of butter
• 1 cup of icing sugar (140 grams)

To prepare our carrot cake with cream cheese, we will start with the cake mix. We will take a good size bowl, in which we will place the eggs. We will beat them with intensity until we achieve a foamy texture and with the whites and the yolks duly integrated.

On this mixture, we will add the flour, previously sifted with a sieve or similar. This prevents lumps from appearing during the rest of the process. We will also add the sugar, flour and yeast. It is key to add the ingredients slowly and without stopping mixing, so that they are properly integrated into the mixture. We will continue mixing until we achieve a suitable texture, rather creamy.

The next step in our carrot cake recipe is to add, precisely, the protagonist of this recipe. We will add the grated carrot little by little to the dough, along with the nuts. Again, mix everything until a homogeneous mass is obtained. If you want to add vanilla essence or cinnamon powder, then this is the time.

Once the dough is ready, all we have to do is put the base of our carrot and walnut cake in the oven, which we will have previously preheated to 180 degrees. The cake needs about 30 minutes to be cooked, although it should be checked from time to time. If you have doubts about whether it is ready, you can always prick it with a toothpick or similar. By the way, since it is a simple recipe, you do not need a convection oven or anything complicated to prepare it.

While the cake is being prepared, we can take care of the topping, which in this case is typical of an American carrot cake. To make this coverage, we will mix the cream cheese with the butter, which should be heated a little to make it more manageable. To this mixture, we will add the icing sugar, until the ingredients are well mixed and with a creamy texture.

The last step is to assemble our carrot cake. To do this, we will use a cat’s tongue to decorate the cake with the cream that we have just prepared, leaving an adequate layer all over the surface of the cake. If you want, you can also cut the cake in half or in three parts and fill it with the cream. It is important that the cake is cold, so that the outer layer can adhere properly.

As a finishing touch to this dessert, you can add some detail to the top such as some grated carrot, a touch of cocoa powder or any other finish that may be interesting to you.