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A little about the recipe: this is a carrot cake and requires a few basic ingredients to make, which I bet you already have in your kitchen. So, without further delay, let’s begin with the easiest Moist Carrot Cake Recipe ever.
What is The Moist Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is also known as passion cake. It’s sweet and made with carrots, sugar, nuts, and other simple ingredients. It has an orange color and a perfect texture, thanks to the carrots.
Now, you might be wondering, Why would you put a carrot in your cake? It’s like making a cake with vegetables. Well, carrots are actually one of the sweetest vegetables, and in the past, people used them as a source of sweetness because sugar was expensive.
Over time, people started trying out different ways to make desserts, and they came up with a pudding-like carrot dessert. But as time went on, the baked version became more popular because of its perfect texture, flavor, and moistness.
How to Make The Moist Carrot Cake
To make this easy dessert first, take two fresh carrots and peel the skins off. Grate the carrots up to 1 cup.
In a clean bowl, take 2 room-temperature eggs and beat until fluffy. Add ½ cup of sugar and ½ teaspoon of salt and beat again. Now, add ⅓ cup of oil and beat for another minute.
Add 1 cup of flour, ½ teaspoon of baking soda, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence and beat again. Then add the grated carrots and mix using a spatula. Add 1 tablespoon of raisins and mix again.
Now, pour the batter into an oil-greased mold and tap it 2 to 3 times so there aren’t any lumps. Finally, sprinkle some chopped nuts and bake it in a preheated oven for 50 minutes at 160 degrees temperature.
Moist Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup of grated carrots (about 2 whole carrots)
- 2 whole eggs
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ⅓ cup of oil
- 1 cup of flour
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon of raisins
- Some chopped nuts
Directions
- Take two carrots and peel the skin off using a peeler.
- With the help of a grater, grate the carrots.
- Now in a clean bowl, take 2 large eggs at room temperature.
- Beat the eggs with a beater until they are fluffy in consistency.
- Add ½ cup of sugar.
- Add ½ teaspoon of salt and beat again.
- Add ⅓ cup of oil.
- Beat again for another minute.
- Now add 1 cup of flour.
- Add ½ teaspoon of baking powder.
- Add ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence.
- Beat again and the cake batter will be ready.
- Now add 1 cup of grated carrot and mix using a spatula.
- Finally, add 1 tablespoon of raisins. and mix well.
- Now pour the batter into an oil-greased baking mold.
- Tap the mold so there are no lumps inside.
- Sprinkle some chopped nuts on top.
- Now, Bake in a preheated oven for 50 minutes at 160 degrees temperature.
- Your moist carrot cake should be ready by now. Let it cool for some time and unmold the cake using a bread knife. Cut it in pieces or serve and decorate however you like.
What to Serve with the Moist Carrot Cake?
You can serve the carrot cake with anything you want. It will literally go well with anything that comes to your mind, such as milk, tea, espresso, lemonade, shakes, and other likely beverages.
You can also pair the cake with whipped cream, ice cream, some drizzles of honey, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, and whatnot! This cake never disappoints so serve it with whatever you choose.
Chef’s Tips
- Prepare the batter following the steps exactly as they are instructed or else the texture might not be as good as expected.
- Make sure the eggs are at room temperature or else the batter might get grainy and lose its proper texture.
- Try to use homemade grated carrots, as store-bought ones often result in a dry and less moist cake.