{"id":15517,"date":"2017-02-26T07:05:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T05:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/?p=15517\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T10:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T08:33:40","slug":"carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of my favorite pound cakes is carrot cake. It is always very soft, sweet and melts in your mouth, and is a great cake next to a coffee cup.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few years ago I tasted a fancier version of the classic carrot cake \u2013 thin layers of moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in between.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15491\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15491\" class=\"wp-image-15491\" title=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fancy_carrot_cake3-s.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This cake is very popular in the States, where it&#8217;s served in any bakery and caf\u00e9, and it really is that good. When I had a large pile of carrots in my fridge, I decided I had to make my own version to this popular cake<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I made an airy, stable and soft carrot cake, cut it into 4 layers, and filled with cream cheese frosting and decorated with walnuts. YUM!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15493\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15493\" class=\"wp-image-15493\" title=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fancy_carrot_cake-s.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" width=\"800\" height=\"1215\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 20584--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the cake:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>4 large eggs (at room temperature)<\/li>\n<li>200 grams (1 cup) sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>180 ml. (3\/4 cup) vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>280 grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<li>400 grams (4 large units) finely grated carrots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the cream cheese frosting:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>450 grams (2 cups) cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>100 grams (1 cup) powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>250 ml. (1 cup) whipping cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Decoration:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>200 grams chopped walnuts<\/li>\n<li>10-12 units of halved walnuts<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 170c degrees and grease the pan well.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixer bowl whip eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt at high speed until you get an airy, fluffy and light mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the speed of the mixer to low-medium and gradually add the oil in a thin stream while stirring, until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix just until a smooth mixture is formed.<\/li>\n<li>Add grated carrots and fold gently with a spatula until evenly dispersed in the mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the mixture into the pan and level the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 40-50 minutes or until the cake is golden, stable and a skewer inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely at room temperature, than cool in the refrigerator for about 2 hours until completely cold.<\/li>\n<li>With a long serrated knife slice the cake into 4 equal layers.<\/li>\n<li>Cream cheese frosting: in a mixer bowl with a whipping attachment, place cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on high speed until the mixture is smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cream in a thin stream while mixing, and continue to whip on high speed until stable cream is formed.<\/li>\n<li>Assemble the cake: place a cake layer on a serving plate.<\/li>\n<li>Spread about 2-3 heaping tablespoons of the cream in a thin layer on top. Place another cake layer over and repeat until finished. Frost the cake completely \u2013 sides and top.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the remaining cream into a piping bag with large serrated piping tip and pipe small mounds on top.<\/li>\n<li>Decorate the sides with chopped walnuts and walnut halves at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the cake in a closed container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The cake is at its best on the day after the assembly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of walnuts you can use any other type of nut you like.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">It is important to use eggs at room temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15490\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15490\" class=\"wp-image-15490\" title=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fancy_carrot_cake2-s.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15492\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15492\" class=\"wp-image-15492\" title=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fancy_carrot_cake4-s.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite pound cakes is carrot cake. 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