This amazing moist and flavorful Carrot Cake is so easy to make, it will quickly become your favorite cake. Carrot Cake is packed with freshly grated carrots, nuts, and spices and frosted with soft cream cheese frosting.
Carrot cake also makes wonderful cupcakes like these Salted Caramel Carrot Cake Cupcakes. Another great version of this classic cake is this Caramel Apple Carrot Cake that combines great classic flavors.
Carrot cake is one of my absolute favorite cakes. It’s impossible not to love because the cake is so moist and flavorful. Freshly grated carrots is the main ingredient of the cake and it give the cake its soft, almost spongy texture. I also like to use a combination of oil, brown sugar, and white granulated sugar for a little extra moisture.
This is a great cake to make year-round. Carrots are always in season and widely available at grocery stores. And while I make it any time of the year, I do change the flavor pallet of the cake a little bit for different seasons.
Cinnamon and carrots give great flavor to this cake but in the fall, I like to add some more spices like allspice and nutmeg. The additional spices almost give the cake a feel of fall holidays. You can also add pumpkin and make great pumpkin carrot cake baked doughnuts.
For Easter, I sometimes add a cup of sweetened coconut flakes to the cake batter. I also use some coconut flakes to decorate the cake on top. Coconut adds somewhat of a warm, summery feel to the cake. Try adding a little orange zest during spring and summer months too.
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