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Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

 
One serving costs about $2.14

$2.14 per serving

111 people like this recipe

111 likes

This recipe is ready in 45 minutes

Ready in 45 minutes

8 easter,vegetarian,lacto ovo vegetarian dessert
spoonacular Score:65%

Spoonacular Score: 65%

 

Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8 and costs $2.14 per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 13g of protein, 66g of fat, and a total of 901 calories. This recipe from Foodista requires baking powder, baking soda, vegetable oil, and vanillan extract. It will be a hit at your Easter event. 111 person have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 63%, this dish is solid. Users who liked this recipe also liked Classic Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting, Classic Carrot Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting, and Orange-Carrot Cake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting.

Cream Sherry, Port, and Port Wine are great choices for Carrot Cake. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "

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Ingredients

Servings:
2 tsps
2 tsps baking powder
baking powder
2 tsps
2 tsps baking soda
baking soda
0.5 cup
0.5 cup buttermilk
buttermilk
1 pound
1 pound shredded carrots
shredded carrots
1 tsp
1 tsp cinnamon
cinnamon
2 cups
2 cups confectioners' sugar
confectioners' sugar
16 ounces
16 ounces cream cheese
cream cheese
4 large
4 large eggs
eggs
2 cups
2 cups flour
flour
0.5 cup
0.5 cup pecans
pecans
4 ounces
4 ounces pecans
pecans
0.75 tsps
0.75 tsps salt
salt
1 tsp
1 tsp sugar
sugar
2 sticks
2 sticks unsalted butter
unsalted butter
1 Tbsp
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
vanilla extract
1 cup
1 cup vegetable oil
vegetable oil
2 tsps baking powder
2 tsps
baking powder
2 tsps baking soda
2 tsps
baking soda
0.5 cup buttermilk
0.5 cup
buttermilk
1 pound shredded carrots
1 pound
shredded carrots
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp
cinnamon
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 cups
confectioners' sugar
16 ounces cream cheese
16 ounces
cream cheese
4 large eggs
4 large
eggs
2 cups flour
2 cups
flour
0.5 cup pecans
0.5 cup
pecans
4 ounces pecans
4 ounces
pecans
0.75 tsps salt
0.75 tsps
salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp
sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 sticks
unsalted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp
vanilla extract
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup
vegetable oil

Equipment

baking paper
baking paper
hand mixer
hand mixer
baking sheet
baking sheet
oven
oven
whisk
whisk
bowl
bowl
baking paper
baking paper
hand mixer
hand mixer
baking sheet
baking sheet
oven
oven
whisk
whisk
bowl
bowl


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325. Butter two 9-inch cake pans; line the bottoms with parchment. Butter the paper and flour the pans.
  2. For the cake:
  3. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes, until fragrant. Cool and finely chop.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, buttermilk and vanilla.
  6. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar at high speed until pale, 5 minutes.
  7. Beat in the liquid ingredients, then beat in the dry ingredients just until moistened.
  8. Stir in the carrots and pecans.
  9. Divide the batter between the pans and bake the cakes for 55 minutes to 1 hour, until springy and golden.
  10. Let the cakes cool on a rack for 30 minutes, then unmold the cakes and let cool completely.
  11. For the Frosting:
  12. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese at high speed until light, about 5 minutes.
  13. Beat in the vanilla, then the confectioners' sugar; beat at low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  14. Peel off the parchment paper and invert one cake layer onto a plate. Spread with a slightly rounded cup of the frosting. Top with the second cake layer, right side up. Spread the top and sides with the remaining frosting and refrigerate the cake until chilled, about 1 hour.

Read the detailed instructions on Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit

Price Breakdown

Cost per Serving: $2.14
Ingredient
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cups buttermilk
1 pound shredded carrots
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups confectioners' sugar
16 ounces cream cheese
4 larges eggs
2 cups flour
½ cups pecans
4 ounces pecans
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup vegetable oil
Price
$0.06
$0.01
$0.24
$0.80
$0.08
$0.77
$4.70
$1.09
$0.33
$1.69
$3.52
$1.94
$0.97
$0.87
$17.08

Nutritional Information

Quickview
900 Calories
13g Protein
66g Total Fat
67g Carbs
9% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
900k
45%

Fat
66g
102%

  Saturated Fat
29g
183%

Carbohydrates
67g
22%

  Sugar
36g
41%

Cholesterol
212mg
71%

Sodium
870mg
38%

Alcohol
0.56g
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
13g
26%

Vitamin A
11111IU
222%

Manganese
1mg
65%

Selenium
25µg
36%

Vitamin B1
0.45mg
30%

Vitamin B2
0.5mg
30%

Phosphorus
263mg
26%

Folate
91µg
23%

Vitamin K
21µg
21%

Calcium
193mg
19%

Fiber
4g
18%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Vitamin E
2mg
17%

Iron
2mg
16%

Vitamin B3
2mg
14%

Zinc
2mg
13%

Vitamin B5
1mg
13%

Potassium
441mg
13%

Magnesium
49mg
12%

Vitamin B6
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.46µg
8%

Vitamin D
1µg
7%

Vitamin C
3mg
4%

covered percent of daily need

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