Description
A comforting and moist carrot cake loaf filled with warm spices, ideal for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup cream cheese (for glaze)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, oil, applesauce, and eggs until smooth.
- Add the grated carrots and mix well.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ginger.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- For the glaze, beat the cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Allow the cake to cool before drizzling the cream cheese glaze on top.
Notes
Freshly grated carrots provide the best texture. You can adjust the spices according to your taste. If you are missing an ingredient, consider making substitutions based on what you have available.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: carrot cake, loaf cake, baking, dessert, comfort food