My daughter favourite cakes are the different carrot cakes, therefor I was delighted when I saw this recipe on my favourite website, "Real Simple Recipes".
Serves 10 (makes 1 cake)| Hands-On Time: 30m| Total Time: 2hr 00m
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pans
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for the pans
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 pound carrots, grated (3 cups)
- 1 cup chopped pecans, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions
- Heat oven to 350° F. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment, butter again, and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Place the butter, sour cream, and eggs in the well. Whisk together, then gradually incorporate the dry ingredients (the batter will be thick). Fold in the carrots, pecans, and raisins.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pans and bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
- Invert one of the cooled cakes on a serving plate and spread with 1 cup of the frosting. Top with the remaining cake. Spread the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Sprinkle with pecans.
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