I already have a carrot cake recipe in this blog, but this is a updated version of it with new pictures. More or less it is the same recipe. I will soon share a eggless version of carrot cake recipe too for those vegetarians. In this carrot cake i used a yummy frosting which i call it as cream cheese frosting, but it is made with hung curd instead of cream cheese which is really hard to find in my place. The frosting really make this cake, it is sweet with little sour. YUMMY INDEED..Try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Baking Time : 30 to 35 mins
Serves : 8 to 10
Source : Bettycrocker.com
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
Ground Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Ground Nutmeg - ¼ tsp
Baking Powder - 2 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 ½ tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Carrots - 2 cups grated
Eggs - 4
Sugar - 1 ¾ cup / 350 grams
Vanilla Essence - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 cup
Pineapple Puree - 1 ½ cup
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
Butter - ½ cup
Hung Curd - ½ cup (See notes)
Icing Sugar - 3 cups
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Milk - 1 tblspn
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 Degree F / 180 Degree C.
Take flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, carrots in a bowl and mix them.
In another bowl, take eggs, sugar, vanilla and beat them till they are light and fluffy.
Now add in oil and pineapple puree and mix well.
Add the carrot flour mix to this and fold gently.
Now line two round baking dish with parchment paper and oil them well. Divide the batter between both the tins and bake them for 30 to 35 mins.
Once baked remove them and let it cool completely.
While it is cooling, make the frosting. Sift icing sugar well and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, take butter, cream cheese, vanilla and use a electric beater to cream them together.
Now add in half the icing sugar and beat them well. Add a tblspn of milk and beat them well. Now add in remaining icing sugar and beat well till they are creamy.
Now frost the cake. Invert the cake over a cake board and place strips of parchment paper all around the sides of the cake. Peel the parchment off the cake.
Now add a dollop of frosting over the cake and spread them.
Place another cake on top and add a dollop of frosting and spread them. Frost the entire cake.
Set them in fridge for a good couple of hours.
Slice and serve.
Notes:
1)I lined a colander with cheesecloth and placed it over a bowl.I took some homemade curd and poured it over a cheesecloth. I placed this whole setup in the fridge overnight. The next day i got a thick hung yogurt, i used it for cream cheese.
2)This cake is very moist, so you have to set this in fridge for few hours before slicing, or it will crumble.
3)Always store this cake in fridge, since it has hung curd, carrots and pineapple in it.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take flour in a bowl |
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| Add ground cinnamon |
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| Add in baking soda, baking powder and salt |
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| now take a nutmeg |
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| and grate some in |
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| mix it all up |
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| add in the grated carrots |
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| toss well |
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| In another bowl, crack open 4 eggs |
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| add sugar in it |
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| add in the vanilla |
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| beat that up |
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| pour over the oil |
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| mix that up again |
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| add in pineapple puree |
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| mix that up |
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| add in the carrot flour mix |
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| fold gently |
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| line two round baking dish with parchment paper and oil them generously |
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| divide the batter between those |
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| bake them and allow them to cool completely |
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| Now make the cream cheese frosting.. |
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| sift some icing sugar |
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| once they are sifted, set aside |
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| Take butter in a bowl |
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| Add some hung yogurt |
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| Use a mixer to beat them |
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| add a dash of vanilla |
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| beat them |
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| Now add in half the sifted icing sugar and beat them |
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| Add a spoon of milk |
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| Now add the remaining icing sugar |
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| beat them again |
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| beat till they are creamy |
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| icing done.. |
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| Now time to frost..Invert the cake over a board and place strips of parchment around the sides of the cake |
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| Now peel the parchment off |
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| This is such a delicate cake |
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| Pour some frosting over the cake |
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| spread it out |
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| Place another cake over it |
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| put some frosting over this too |
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| spread it out |
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| remove the strips of parchement from the sides and serve |
Carolina
It.s look so delicious.I love carrots and pinneapple for cakes.
Kisses.
Federica
che bella!chissà che buona!!!baci! buon week end!
Mélange
That's a super torture from you Aarthi.Extremely delicious and moist.Loved the addition of pineapple crush.Nice,meaningful recipe.Thanks dear.
R
wow u make it sound really simple, will definitely try it.
Sobha Shyam
cake looks awesome, i like carrots in cake..wonderful recipe dear
Gloria
This carrot cake look delicious! gloria
Yuvana's Favourites
i love carrot cakes. especially this one with with pineapple looks very much inviting. bookmarked. will try it very soon.
Priya Sreeram
super yum aarthi- lovely bake
Archana
super delicious.
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Emily of The Best of this Life
Aarthi, I LOVE carrot cake!
This one looks so tasty and I love the added touch of grated carrots on top! So pretty 🙂
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Love the texture of your cake 🙂
Arya Dev
Please give me a substitute for egg..
Aarthi
@Arya Dev I haven't tried it o not sure about it..
Aishwarya Pandian
Hi avoid news papers or any printed papers while sifting. Coz d ink in the prints are lead, which are toxic.
Mythreyi
Nice detailed Recipe, Aarti! Texture looks very soft and spongy!
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Catherine
One of my favorites!!! Always welcome for a delicious dessert. Blessings dear. Catherine xo
Ms.Chitchat
All I can say is just awesome, awesome and awesome. So many clicks, beautiful. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe
khadhija
Can I bake this cake in microwave
Aarthi
@khadhijaIf your oven has convection mode you can bake
khadhija
In microwave mode?
Aarthi
@khadhijaNo this has to be done in oven, will share a microwave version soon
A
Hi aarthi , is this fresh pineapple puree or can itbe made with tinned pineapple?
Aarthi
@Ayes you can use tinned pineapple
Pravina Shenvi
If I want to make it without eggs then what should I use instead of eggs and in what ratio....one egg equals to what and how much. ..
Aarthi
@Pravina Shenvisorry in this recipe u cannot sub with anything..
Anonymous
Please mention the temperature to set in oven..
Anonymous
Hi
Can u pls tel me how muchtime a cake should baked
Divi
If i want to use microwave for the same...can i do it....what will be the setting n timing
Aarthi
@AnonymousIt is 170 degree C.
Aarthi
@AnonymousIt is mentioned in the recipe
Aarthi
@DiviIf you have microwave convection, you can do it. Same time and same temp
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi. Love how simple and delicious your recipes are. Can one use canned pineapples or do blend the raw fruit?
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can use canned too.
Ramya Letch
After frosting the cake, how to i transfer the frosted cake onto a clean plate ?
Aarthi
@Ramya Letchu cannot change it, thats why u are lining the sides with parchment, so ur plate stays clean when u ice it.
megz
Hi Aarthi, can we cook this in cooker??
Aarthi
@megzYes u can bake
Srinivas Ramalingam
Hi aarthi, I dont have mixer can v do this without mixer?
Aarthi
@Srinivas Ramalingamyes u can make just use a hand whisk
shwetha shenoy
TRied this cake.. it was awesome... Thank you for this best cake recipe...
megz
Hi Aarthi..can we make this in cooker?
Aarthi
@megzyes u can
Madhu
Any substitute for pineapple puree. Can we skip that.
Aarthi
@Madhupineapple is crucial, since it makes it moist and juicy
Anonymous
Can this be made without pineapple puree? Can we skip that? And my oven dont have 170 Deg..Has only 180 and 160.Pl suggest
Aarthi
@Anonymousbake it at 180 degree C. pineapple is must it gives the moistness
Anonymous
hi aarthi, can i skop nutmeg? not getting it here
Anonymous
are u fresh pineapple here?? if yes then do v hav to saute it before grinding?
Anonymous
carrots and pineapple both r measured using standard measuring cups right??
Aarthi
@Anonymousno need to saute jus puree it as it is
Aarthi
@Anonymouses u can skip it
Saba
Hai aarthi I'm not getting pineapple or pineapple pure so can i skip it or tell any substitute to make it juicy n moist
Anonymous
Hai aarthi I'm not getting pineapple or pineapple pure so can I skip it or tell any substitute to make it juicy n moist
Aarthi
@Anonymousadding pineapple makes it moist. it is a must ingredients
Dr Shipra Singh
Hi aarthi how can i make pineapple puree
Aarthi
@Dr Shipra Singhit is simple. take pineapples in a blender and puree till smooth
Dr Shipra Singh
Ohh its that easy!Thank you for ur quick reply
Anonymous
Can I skip pineapple puree?
Aarthi
@Anonymouspineapple make this cake moist
Anonymous
Hi what can be used instead of eggs if i have to make it eggless
Aarthi
Not sure about egg substitute
Priscilla
Hi Aarthi
I am allergic to pineapple, is there any substitute?
Aarthi
u can use some pureed apples
Soy
Hi chechi..
I loved this recipe..Thanks..!
But still having a doubt...
How can the measurement of sugar more than that of the measurement of flour when it comes in grams?
Flour - 2 cups(240gm)
Sugar - 1 3/4 cup (350gm)
Correct me if am wrong,
Flour - 2 cups ( 480 gm)
Sugar - 1 3/4 cup ( 420 gm) ???
Aarthi
My 1 cup measures 240 ml. If you measure flour in that cup it would be 120 grams. If you measure sugar in that it is 200 grams. Since sugar weighs more than flour.
Poornima
Hi arthi I made the cake yesterday, the taste was delicious but the cake got crumbled, did not hold it's shape.too delicate. I followed the recipe to the T, don't know what's wrong, any idea? The taste was super hit so I want to make it again. Can reducing the oil to 1/4 cup helps?
Aarthi
You can try chilling the cake for 1 to 2 hours after icing. before slicing
Poornima
Oh i didn't do the icing at all, what I wanted to say is the cake didn't come out of the cake tin without breaking. One more point is the batter was too voluminous for one 8 inch sq cake tin, so I baked it in another small tin. When I tipped the batter I felt it to be too airy, can overbearing of eggs make the cake crumble?
Aarthi
This cake is like super moist. what you can do it, just line the cake pan with some parchment paper and then bake it. this way it wont stick to the pan. Dont overbeat the eggs, this cake needs the eggs to be just mixed. overbeating eggs can make the cake airy.
Rekha
Hi Aarthi, want to try this cake for my hubby birthday tomorrow, can i use tinned pineapple
Ramya
I tried your some recipes it's very tasty I want to try this one it's possible to make this without cream
Technolong.Com
Prepare the cake batter : Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together. To the dry mix, add the grated carrot and mix well. Time to bake : Pour this batter into the cake pan and bake it for about 30-35 mins or until the cake is cooked. Check for doneness with a bamboo skewer inserted in the centre.
Medadvicees
Teamed with the cream cheese frosting, a bite of this delightful cake packs you off to heaven! In my earlier carrot cake post too, I have frosted with the cream cheese frosting. I think I prefer this to any other frosting. Prepare the cake batter : Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together. To the dry mix, add the grated carrot and mix well.