Carrot cake is one of my favourite desserts of all time. I find layered carrot cake to be dry more often than not. The one thing this carrot cake is not is dry. The addition of pineapple makes it moist and delicious.
Made in a 11X13 pan, this carrot cake recipe is perfect for a potluck. I promise that you will get asked for the recipe time and time again!
Moist and Delicious Carrot Cake
Yield:
16
The best Carrot Cake you've ever had!
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/3 cup oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour, you can mix whole wheat and white flour for this
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups grated carrot
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
Cream Cheese Icing
- 8 oz cream cheese, 250 ml
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cup icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Cream sugar and oil together.
- Add next 5 ingredients & mix.
- Gradually add the carrots, egg and pineapple.
- Bake in a 11X13 inch greased dish for 40 minutes.
- Bring cream cheese and butter to room temperature & then cream together.
- Add vanilla & icing sugar. Beat until smooth. Spread icing on cooled cake.
Notes
I made the icing quite late at night so I did not have time to bring the cream cheese & butter to room temperature. This led to the little bits in the frosting that did not completely mix in. This detracts from the aesthetics but it still tastes super yummy. Definitely 5/5
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16Amount Per Serving: Calories: 377 Saturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 71mg Sodium: 432mg Carbohydrates: 60g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 46g Protein: 4g
Shan says
This looks so yummy. I love carrot cake.
sognatrice says
Another carrot cake lover here too–looks fabulous 🙂
Merry says
This recipe is super-easy & it is really, really moist (I really hate that word but it fits in this case). All my co-workers loved it. I even got a few “best ever” compliments. Definitely worth a try.