The Most Amazing Carrot Cake

The Most Amazing Carrot Cake is moist, fluffy, and is topped with an easy, homemade cream cheese frosting that is over-the-top delicious!
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Ingredients

CARROT CAKE:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup canned crushed pineapple lightly drained
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 large eggs
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups finely shredded carrots
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 cups golden raisins (optional)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
16 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup salted butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar


Instructions

CARROT CAKE RECIPE:

00:00:27 - How to shred carrots for carrot cake
00:04:01 - Quick recap Carrot Cake Recipe

1 00:00:11 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease three 9-inch cake rounds. Dust with flour and tap out the excess or line bottoms with parchment paper.

2 00:00:46 - In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt.

3 00:01:27 - Add applesauce, crushed pineapple, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla. Use a hand mixer to beat on a medium speed until smooth. This should take just 1 to 2 minutes.

4 00:01:49 - Use a rubber spatula to stir in shredded carrots, walnuts, and raisins (if using) until just combined.

5 00:02:15 - Divide batter among the three pans, about 3 cups of batter per pan.

6 00:02:23 - Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

7 00:03:18 - Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out the cakes onto the racks and allow to cool completely before frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 00:02:33 - Use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese and butter together for 1 minute until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla extract and mix until combined, about 10 seconds.

2 00:02:54 - Slowly add in powdered sugar, one half cup at a time until smooth, mixing between additions. Use to frost completely cooled cakes. Store frosting and/or frosted cake in the refrigerator.




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