Is there anything better than rich, decadent carrot cake to ring in the fall? Baking season is in full swing! From our Chateau kitchens – check out this fantastic carrot cake recipe! Easy, quick, and fun to make – this was once a family secret, but now it’s here for you to try!
Chateau Carrot Cake Recipe
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda
½ Tsp Fine Sea Salt
1 ½ Tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 ¼ Canola or Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Lightly Packed Brown Sugar
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
4 Large Eggs
3 Cups Grated Carrots
1 Cup Coarsely Chopped Pecans
½ Cup Chopped Walnuts
1 Cup Golden Raisins
½ Cup Sour Cream
1 Tsp Almond Extract
Zest From 1 Orange
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
8 Ounces Cream Cheese at Room Temp
1 ¼ Powder Sugar
1/3 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
½ Cup Chopped Pecans (For On Top)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, almond extract, orange zest and sour cream. Stir in carrots. In a another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; carefully stir into flour and carrot mixture. Stir in raisins, walnuts, pecans. Add batter to a greased 9×13 baking pan, or greased muffin pan.
For the frosting, in separate bowl, mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar and whipping cream. Refrigerate.
Bake at 350 Degrees for 35-40 Minutes – a knife poked into the cake should come out clean.
Let stand on cool for 20 minutes.
Top cake with cream cheese frosting.
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