// Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Moist and tender

I'm sharing one of those classics that rarely fail 😉😊… carrot cake with cream cheese frosting 🥕✨

Moist, tender, and delicious… ideal for any occasion. I hope you feel like making it! 🧡🥰

Ingredients: Cake (23 cm pan)

🥚3 medium eggs
🍬150g sugar
🌿140ml mild olive oil or sunflower oil
🍊Orange zest to taste
🥄Cinnamon to taste
🥄1/2 tsp vanilla extract
🥕300g grated carrot, lightly drained
🍶50ml milk
🌾220g cake flour (without baking powder)
🌼10g baking powder
🥄4g baking soda

Ingredients: Cream cheese frosting (optional)

🧀250g cream cheese, Philadelphia-style (cold)
🧈100g unsalted butter (room temperature)
🍬80g powdered sugar (sifted)
🥄1 tsp vanilla extract
🍊Orange zest (optional)

Ingredients: Decoration (optional)

🤎30g toasted walnuts
🥕Mini fondant carrots

Elaboration

🔥Preheat the oven to 165ºC. Grease the pan and line it with parchment paper.
🧁In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until creamy. Add the oil and beat until well combined.
🥕Add the grated carrot, orange zest, vanilla, cinnamon, and milk. Mix until combined.
🧁Add the flour along with the baking powder and baking soda. Mix and beat until no lumps remain.
🥕Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 165ºC for about 45 min. Before removing it, check that a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

🧡Let it cool completely on a wire rack before covering with the frosting.

🥕For the frosting: beat the butter for 2–3 min until creamy and lighter in color.
🧡Add the cold cream cheese and beat on medium speed just until combined (do not overbeat).
🥕Add the sifted powdered sugar little by little until you reach the desired consistency.
🧡Add the vanilla and zest if desired, and mix just until combined.
🥕Cover the cake with the frosting and decorate with walnuts and mini carrots to taste.
🧡Done! Enjoy 😋

Notes

✍️ If the frosting is too soft, refrigerate it for 15–30 min before using.
✍️ Lightly drain the grated carrot: do not remove all the juice, so the cake stays moist.
✍️ If you prefer not to drain the carrot, omit the 50 ml of milk to avoid excess moisture.

This carrot cake requires a bit of patience (yes, I mean grating carrots 😅), but the result makes it worth it. It's moist, aromatic, and has a perfect frosting; one of those classics that always feel right and I'm sure you'll love it 🥰