Nathalie's Traditional Carrot Cake
Created by ForeverMama on September 1, 2024
- Servings: 10-12
- Prep Time: 15-30m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #43550
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pound carrots, peeled and grated (1 bag)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup raisins or currants
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 16 ounces confectioner's sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange peel, grated (no white pith, attached)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Whole pecan halves for garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350-degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 2: Sift together the flours, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ginger onto a sheet of wax paper. Mix the sugars together in a large bowl, then stir in the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Pour in the flour mixture, carrots, nuts, coconut, and raisins (or currants), stirring just until well blended.
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Step 3: Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans. Cut rounds of wax paper to fit the bottom of the pans, grease and flour the rounds, and add them to the pans.
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Step 4: Pour the batter into the cake pans and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center come out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans; 10 minutes. Then loosen the cake layers from the edges of the pans and invert onto wire racks. Peel off the wax paper and cool completely. The cake can be made 1 - 2 days ahead or frozen.
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FROSTING:
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Step 5: Beat the butter and cream cheese together in a medium bowl until light. Add the confectioners sugar, orange peel, and vanilla extract; mixing well.
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Step 6: Spread the frosting between layers and on top of the sides of the cake. Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving. Decorate with pecan halves.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (335 g)
- Calories 1018.6
- Total Fat - 51.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.6 g
- Cholesterol - 402.5 mg
- Sodium - 801 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 119.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5 g
- Sugars - 94.1 g
- Protein - 24.5 g
- Calcium - 330.7 mg
- Iron - 3.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg