Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    857
based on 9 ratings

recipe updated 17 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    350 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    330 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    350 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    10 g
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    3 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    10 g
  • Ground ginger icon
    Ground ginger
    5 g
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    350 g
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    75 g
  • Dried cranberries icon
    Dried cranberries
    75 g
  • Unsweetened shredded coconut icon
    Unsweetened shredded coconut
    50 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    as needed
  • Salted butter icon
    Salted butter
    50 g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    350 g
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    150 g
  • Pomegranate seeds icon
    Pomegranate seeds
    as needed
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Round pan - 8"
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 170°C
  2. Grease 3 clean round pans
  3. Line 3 clean round pans with parchment paper
  4. Add light brown sugar, egg and sunflower oil to a clean large mixing bowl
  5. Beat until well combined then set aside
  6. Add all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground ginger to a clean large mixing bowl
  7. Whisk briefly until blended
  8. Mix dry ingredients into the egg-sugar mixture until just combined
  9. Fold carrot, walnuts, dried cranberries, unsweetened shredded coconut, vanilla extract and milk into the batter
  10. Pour batter into 3 round pans evenly
  11. Bake until skewer tests clean - 25 min, 170°C
  12. Let cool in pan - approx 5 min
  13. Turn out onto cooling rack
  14. Add salted butter and powdered sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
  15. Beat until creamy
  16. Add cream cheese and mix
  17. Cover cooled cakes with frosting
  18. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and walnuts
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