Carrot Cake (Classic)

Name: Carrot Cake (Classic)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour; 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 cups carrots, grated; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; 225g cream cheese for frosting; 60g butter for frosting; 2 cups icing sugar for frosting; zest of 1 orange for frosting

A moist, spiced American carrot cake, layered generously with tangy orange cream cheese frosting on every layer.

Total time

60 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cupsplain flour

2 tspbicarbonate of soda

2 tspcinnamon

1/2 tspnutmeg

1/2 tspsalt

4eggs

1 1/2 cupsbrown sugar

1 cupvegetable oil

2 tspvanilla extract

3 cupscarrots, grated

1 cupwalnuts, chopped

225gcream cheese for frosting

60gbutter for frosting

2 cupsicing sugar for frosting

zest of 1orange for frosting

Instructions

Mix flour, bicarb, spices and salt.

Beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir in carrots and walnuts.

Fold in dry ingredients.

Bake in a lined 23x33cm tin at 180°C for 35-40 minutes.

Cool. Make cream cheese frosting with orange zest. Frost.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1539

Protein

23.4g

Fat

98.8g

Carbs

148.8g

Fiber

11.3g

Sodium

1130mg

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