Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
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A soft, fluffy carrot cake with walnuts and a cream cheese frosting. It's not overly sweet and comes together easily with simple ingredients. Serve it for dessert or as a special breakfast treat.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour ((195 g))
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 cup grated carrots ((270 g))
- 1/2 cup sugar ((100 g))
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ((80 g))
- 4 large eggs (, room temperature)
- 1 cup oil ((250 ml))
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts ((60 g))
- 6 oz cream cheese ((170 g), room temperature)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar ((60 g))
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- milk (, as needed)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 70M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 50m
- Sodium
- 273mg
- Total sugar
- 23g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 189mg
- Calcium
- 56mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 273MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.