Easter Carrot Cake

What can be better for Easter than a moist and tasty Carrot Cake made from scratch with your kids? Simply mix freshly grated carrots, a hint of spice and a few more basic ingredients. Top the cake with velvety cream cheese frosting, colourful Easter decorations and voilà! Let’s bake up memories with this irresistible Easter Carrot Cake!

Easter Carrot Cake Recipe

For this recipe you’ll need two 9” pans, or you can make layers one by one

FOR THE CAKE LAYERS

• 270 grams all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
• 280 ml vegetable oil
• 200 grams granulated sugar
• 200 grams brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 300-350 grams grated carrots (2-3 medium carrots)
• 50 grams chopped walnuts or any other nuts (optional)
• 60 grams sultan raisins

FOR CREAMY FROSTING

• 250 grams Philadelphia cream cheese, at room temperature
• 140 grams icing sugar
• 80 ml heavy whipping cream (35%)

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE LAYERS

1. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Mix all dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon) in a medium bowl.
3. In a larger bowl whisk together oil, vanilla and eggs till fully combined. Add sugars and mix well.
4. Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture in 3 parts and mix well with a rubber spatula until all the lumps disappear. Stir in the carrots, raisins and nuts.
5. Divide the batter equally between the prepared cake pans. Bake for about 40-45 min until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
6. Cool cakes completely before finishing it with the frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1. While cake layers are baking, prepare the frosting. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with a handheld mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
2. Add the powdered sugar and beat in until the mixture becomes fluffy.
3. Pour in cream and beat for another minute.
4. Place the frosting in the fridge until ready to use.

FINISHING THE CAKE

1. When the cake layers are completely cool, place one cake layer on a serving plate and cover with slightly less than half of the frosting. Place another cake layer on top and cover with the remaining frosting. Decorate with chopped nuts, Easter eggs, or other decorations you have. Enjoy with your family!

Recipe Provided By

French Lunch
349 Kerr St, Oakville
(647) 625-6257
frenchlunch.ca