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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This is the best carrot cake I have ever had. With the best frosting I have ever had.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time26 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups flower
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups finely grated carrots
  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple drained
  • 1 cup golden raisins

Frosting

  • 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Combine cake ingredients and mix until distributed. Pour into 3 eight-inch cake pans. Cook at 350 for 25 minutes until cake springs back.
    Combine butter and confectioners' sugar with 1 stick of butter in a food processor or mixer until there are no lumps. Add vanilla and mix. Add cream cheese and mix until combined and there are no lumps.