{{ :recipes:classic_carrot_layer_cake_with_vanilla_cream_cheese_frosting.jpg?200|}} ====== Classic Carrot Layer Cake ====== /* Description */ [[http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/classic-carrot-layer-cake-vanilla-cream-cheese-frosting.aspx | Fine Cooking 97]] {(rater>id=100|name=Classic Carrot Layer Cake|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** 350°|**Yield:** 1 9" cake|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 4:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== **For the cake** * 1 cup canola, corn, or vegetable oil; more for the pans * 2 cups (9 oz.) unbleached all-purpose flour; more for the pans * 2 tsp. ground cinnamon * 1-3/4 tsp. baking soda * 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg * 3/4 tsp. ground ginger * 3/4 tsp. table salt * 4 large eggs * 2-1/2 cups (8-3/4 oz.) lightly packed, finely grated carrots * 2 cups packed light brown sugar * 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted * 1/2 cup raisins * 1-1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract **[[Vanilla cream cheese frosting | For the frosting]]** {{section>Vanilla cream cheese frosting#Ingredients&noheader&nofooter&noeditbutton}} ====== Directions ====== **Make the cake** - Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly oil and flour the sides of two 9x2-inch round cake pans, tapping out any excess flour. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment. - In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the oil, eggs, carrots, brown sugar, walnuts, raisins, and vanilla on medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just blended, about 30 seconds. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. - Bake until the tops of the cakes spring back when lightly pressed and a cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 28 to 30 minutes. - Let cool in the pans on a rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the inside edge of the pans to loosen the cakes, invert them onto the rack, remove the pans, and carefully peel away the parchment. - Set the cakes aside to cool completely before frosting. **[[Vanilla cream cheese frosting | Make the frosting]]** {{section>Vanilla cream cheese frosting#Directions&noheader&nofooter&noeditbutton}} **Assemble the cake** - Carefully set one cake upside down on a large, flat serving plate. Using a metal spatula, evenly spread about 1-1/2 cups of the frosting over the top of the cake. Top with the remaining cake layer, upside down. Spread a thin layer (about 1/3 cup) of frosting over the entire cake to seal in any crumbs and fill in any gaps between layers. Refrigerate until the frosting is cold and firm, about 20 minutes. Spread the entire cake with the remaining frosting. For more tips on how to frost a layer cake, watch our video. - Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. The cake is best served slightly chilled or at room temperature. ====== Notes ====== * The flavors of this moist cake only improve with time, so feel free to bake and frost the cake up to a few days ahead. /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Dessert/Cake FineCooking}} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Appetizer/Cold Appetizer/Hot Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Bread/Yeast Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake FineCooking Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream-Ice Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Ingredient Ingredient/Seasoning-Rub Ingredient/Brine-Marinade Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood MainDish/Vegetarian Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Side Side/Starch Side/Vegetable Snack Soup Soup/Stock-Broth Stew-Braise Stew-Braise/SlowCooker-Crockpot Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/Southwestern Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/English European/French European/Greek European/Polish European/Italian European/Spanish Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern ---Recipe Sources--- AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet MilkStreet LMaidment TMaidment DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~