Bestest-Evah! Carrot Cake

30m
Prep Time
40m
Cook Time
1h 10m
Ready In


"This is my FAVORITE carrot cake!!!! I always get recipe requests."

Original is 15 servings
  • FOR FROSTING INGREDIENTS

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (214.5 g)
  • Calories 776.1
  • Total Fat - 44.5 g
  • Saturated Fat - 13.3 g
  • Cholesterol - 94.8 mg
  • Sodium - 387.5 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 92.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
  • Sugars - 72.1 g
  • Protein - 7.1 g
  • Calcium - 108.8 mg
  • Iron - 1.6 mg
  • Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

TO MAKE THE CAKE


Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Farenheit. Grease 3 (8" or 9") cake pans. Drain pineapple (discard liquid for a later use). Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy. Add oil and mix well with whisk. Add in the dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients and pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean when inserted in center of cake. Cool and frost between layers and over and around cake.

TO MAKE THE FROSTING


Step 2

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add remaining ingredients until well incorporated. Decorate cake with either extra shredded carrots or toasted coconut.

Tips


  • 3 (8" or 9") cake pans

16 Reviews

CeeCeeinNH

Yum! Perfect for my sweet tooth and the rest of the family fell in love with it too. Seriously though, I could literally eat this every day!

5.0

review by:
(8 Jul 2021)

MealsInMinutes

I made this for Easter and it was so enjoyed! It really can't be beat!

5.0

review by:
(28 Apr 2021)

OnlyTheBestRecipez

This is the ultimate cake in both taste and texture. 10 stars and then some! Perfect for our Easter dessert by adding frosting carrots on top of the cake. It looked so pretty!

5.0

(6 Apr 2021)

CookTillUDrop

Amazing cake! The flavors in this cake had us going back for another piece! My crew loved it so much they took the recipe home with them!

5.0

review by:
(20 Nov 2020)

HotNSunnyInFlorida

Another fabulous cake to add to my personal cookbook! We loved everything about it!

5.0

(12 May 2020)

ArleneG

Perfect textured cake and so delicious it is ridiculous! Everyone at the table gave it huge thumbs up. Best Evah is right!!

5.0

review by:
(25 Feb 2020)

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