Loaded Carrot Cake
Loaded Carrot Cake is packed with extras like raisins, walnuts, coconut, pineapple, and even spiced rum! It's a moist carrot cake recipe topped with homemade cream cheese frosting
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- pinch of ground cloves
- 1 cup oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups fresh carrots ((shredded))
- 1 cup crushed light pineapple ((use the juice - do not drain))
- 1 cup coconut ((shredded))
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 2 cups walnuts and/or pecans ((chopped) RESERVE 1 cup of nuts for topping)
- 1 Tbsp. spiced rum ((or vanilla))
- 2 (8 oz blocks) of full fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick salted butter ((softened slightly - do not melt))
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Shred carrots by hand (or use food processor) and set aside. (5 large carrots makes 3 cups)
- 3
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- 4
Mix wet ingredients with a mixer until well blended. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Beat on medium low speed until blended and creamy.
- 5
Fold in the stir-in ingredients. Stir until blended. (Save 1 cup of the nuts for topping)
- 6
Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until cake springs back when touched in the middle. If middle does not spring back, bake longer until it does or cake won't be done.
- 7
Allow cake to cool completely. (usually takes 1 hour)
- 8
Beat softened cream cheese with a hand or stand mixer until creamy.
- 9
Add softened butter and blend with cream cheese until fluffy.
- 10
Mix in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat with mixer until lumps are gone.
- 11
Frost cake with cream cheese frosting. Top with reserved nuts. Decorate with piped frosting if you wish.