{"id":8086,"date":"2020-04-05T19:23:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thriftingwonderland.com\/post\/my-favorite-carrot-cake-recipe"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:16:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:16:06","slug":"my-favorite-carrot-cake-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/?p=8086","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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Carrot Cake is one of my Husband’s favorites so thought I would try a new recipe. This one has applesauce though you can substitute pineapple, if you prefer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2 cups chopped pecans (one for cake, one for garnish)<\/p>\n

2 cups grated carrots (about 4 large)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

When I cook I like to get all the ingredients assembled before I start. That way I check to be sure I have everything I need and I have all the ingredients readily available throughout the recipe. I started this recipe by chopping the pecans in a food processor and placing them on a parchment covered cookie sheet. They went into a 300 degree oven for 7 – 8 minutes. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool as you assemble the rest of the cake batter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Next I grated 2 cups of carrots, also in the food processor. Set these aside until later.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a large bowl add;<\/p>\n

1 and 1\/2 cups packed brown sugar<\/p>\n

1 cup Vegetable Oil<\/p>\n

4 large eggs<\/p>\n

3\/4 cups unsweetened applesauce<\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Stir to incorporate. Using a whisk for the whole recipe works fine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a separate bowl add:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon and level)<\/p>\n

2 tsps. baking powder<\/p>\n

1 tsp. baking soda<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp. salt<\/p>\n

1 and 1\/2 tsps. ground cinnamon<\/p>\n

1 tsp. ground ginger<\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp. ground nutmeg<\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp. ground cloves<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Stir dry ingredients. Then add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until incorporated. Add grated carrots and stir in. Add Pecans and incorporate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I used a 12 cup Bundt pan, greased and floured but you can also use two regular cake pans or three cake pans if you want more layers. Just adjust the baking times. A 9X13 inch pan and muffin tins also work.<\/p>\n

3 cake pans. 20 – 24 minutes<\/p>\n

2 cake pans 30 – 35 minutes<\/p>\n

Bundt Pan 55 – 75 minutes ( I used 60 minutes for mine)<\/p>\n

9 X13 pan 40 – 45 minutes<\/p>\n

cupcakes 20 – 22 minutes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to make the frosting. Cream Cheese Frosting of course.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To make the frosting:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature<\/p>\n

1\/4 Cup unsalted butter at room temperature<\/p>\n

2 and 1\/4 cups confectioner’s sugar<\/p>\n

1 and 1\/2 tsps. heavy cream or milk<\/p>\n

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract<\/p>\n

pinch of salt<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a large bowl cream together cream cheese and butter. Sift confectioner’s sugar into the bowl. Mix together using a hand or stand mixer. Add milk and vanilla extract. Mix on high for about three minutes until fluffy. Ice the cake. I had the icing limited to the top of the cake because I like that look. If baking a layer cake you might want to double the icing recipe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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This cake is even better after sitting for a day. Give it a try. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Thanks to Sally’s Baking Addiction for the recipe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carrot Cake is one of my Husband’s favorites so thought I would try a new recipe. This one has applesauce though you can substitute pineapple, if you prefer. 2 cups chopped pecans (one for cake, one for garnish) 2 cups grated carrots (about 4 large) When I cook I like to get all the ingredients […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70469586,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[635055331],"tags":[2832],"class_list":["post-8086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-add-a-page-title","tag-recipes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ziaG-26q","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/70469586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15534,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions\/15534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}