Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist, warmly spiced layers packed with carrots and toasted walnuts, sandwiched and covered in tangy cream cheese frosting.
By Marisol Vance, Founder & Head of Recipe Development
Published November 25, 2025
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 1 hr 20 min
- Servings
- 16
- Level
- Medium
Great carrot cake is moist, tender and fragrant with spice, and it never tastes like a health food. Oil keeps the crumb soft for days, brown sugar adds a gentle caramel note, and a full pound of finely grated carrots melts into the cake as it bakes.
Then there is the frosting, our favorite part. A generous batch of cream cheese frosting, not too sweet and just a little tangy, goes between the layers and all around the outside.
This cake is even better the day after it is made, so it is ideal for birthdays, Easter tables and any gathering where you want to bake ahead.
- Moist, tender spiced layers
- Tangy cream cheese frosting
- Even better the next day
Ingredients
Directions
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment and dust the sides with flour.
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