Simple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A tender, thin carrot cake with cinnamon, brown sugar, and a generous layer of cream cheese frosting.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 2 1/2 cups carrots shredded or grated
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups cream cheese frosting prepared or homemade
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, combine the eggs, carrots, brown sugar, white sugar, oil, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined; do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, beginning to check at 18 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Cool the cake completely before frosting it with cream cheese frosting.