Or, sift a little bit of powdered sugar on top. If you’re not into frostings or if you don’t have the ingredients on hand, try the cake as-is without any frosting at all. The frosting is actually the same one we used to top our Guinness Chocolate Cake. (If this is what you are looking for, check the notes section of the recipe, we provide a recipe for traditional cream cheese frosting). It’s soft and creamy and doesn’t firm up like some cake frostings. We love our extra creamy cream cheese frosting.
After baking, let the layers cool then frost with your favorite frosting. The cake layers bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes (they smell fantastic). When it comes to baking the carrot cake, divide the batter between two buttered and floured cake pans and bake until done. We add 3 cups of shredded carrots to this carrot cake! Baking the Cake Both recipes are so good!)Īdd carrots, nuts, and raisins: When I’ve got the batter ready, I fold in the carrots, and if I’m using them, the nuts and raisins. (We use the same method when making this cinnamon coffee cake, our easy pineappleupside-down cake, and this buttery blueberry cake. Then I whisk all the wet ingredients together in another bowl.įold the dry and wet ingredients together: Then I switch to a rubber spatula or large spoon and fold the two - wet and dry ingredients - together until I don’t see any large streaks of flour. Here’s how I like to do it:ĭry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another: I like to whisk my dry ingredients together in one bowl until they are well blended. The method for this carrot cake recipe could not be simpler! If you have a couple of bowls and can stir ingredients together then you can absolutely make this cake! As you can see from our recipe video, all you need to do is combine all the ingredients. These are completely optional, so go with what you love. Pecans and raisins are optional! I know that some people love nuts and raisins in carrot cake, while others cannot stand to add them. So if you’re making the cake and start to second-guess the number of carrots called for in our recipe below, don’t. After baking and letting it cool, we were a little disappointed. When we first tested the cake, we scaled the number of carrots back to two cups since three cups just sounded a bit extreme.
I like to hand grate my carrots since I prefer the texture, but you can use your food processor or buy pre-grated carrots from the store. Whether you're keeping things simple with an easy sheet cake recipe or going all-out with a gorgeous layer cake, these homemade cakes will make birthdays, holidays, or even weekdays feel extra special.Lots of carrots make this the best carrot cake. Another tip for making perfect cakes at home: don't overmix! "The more you beat the batter, the more the gluten will develop, and the tougher the cake will be!" Ree says. First, she says that buttermilk is key! "I wind up with the fluffiest cakes when the recipe calls for buttermilk," Ree says, "try substituting buttermilk instead of milk in your favorite recipe." Or opt for a recipe that already uses it, like the pumpkin sheet cake or the chocolate strawberry Nutella cake. When it comes to making a successful cake recipe, Ree has a few tricks up her sleeve. All you need are a variety of classic homemade cake recipes, a simple frosting or cake decorating ideas, and a few decorating tools-plus, a few tips from Ree herself. But if you're looking to step up your baking skills or you just want a show-stopping dessert for a special occasion, these cake recipes made from scratch are sure to impress. It's the secret ingredient in Ree Drummond's super easy chocolate cake and it can even be used to make her cake mix cookies. Let's start here: There's nothing wrong with boxed cake mix.
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