Very Soft & Moist Carrot Cake Recipe (EASY steps!)

This carrot cake recipe is so moist, soft, and not overly sweet. You can make it in easy steps! Frost it with velvety cream cheese frosting to complete the classic cake. I’m showing how to make it step by step!

📌 Ingredients For Carrot Cake
(for a 8-inch cake)
Cake Batter
• All-purpose flour - 280 g (2 1/4 cups)
• Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda - 1 tsp
• Salt - 3/4 tsp
• Granulated sugar - 300 g (1 1/2 cups)
• Cinnamon - 2 tsp
• Nutmeg - 1/2 tsp
• Egg - 150 g (3 eggs)
• Oil - 230 g (1 cup)
• White vinegar - 30 g (2 Tbsps)
• Hot milk - 180g (3/4 cup)
• Carrot - 240 g (2 cups)
• Toasted pecans - 120g (1 cup) *Bake at 330ºF (165ºC) for about 15 minutes until lightly browned.
• Raisins - 70g (1/2 cup)

Bake (Preheated) at 330ºF (165ºC) for about 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.

Cream Cheese Frosting
• Powdered sugar - 250 g (2 cups)
• Salt - 1/8 tsp
• Unsalted butter - 226 g (2 US sticks)
• Full-fat cream cheese - 226 g (1 US block)

NOTE: For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements (US customary units) are provided for your convenience.

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📌 More classic cake recipes
Red velvet cake
New York cheesecake
Vanilla butter cake
Strawberry cream cake
Lemon pound cake

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[PastryLivingwithAya]

Finally, here is a recipe for carrot cake!!🙌 I hope you'll like it☺ Let us know how it was if you tried at home!

[chefsalgadobx]

I feel like I have t watched one of your videos in FOREVER…. I love how you explain every step of the process

[dhenry]

I finally made this today. Absolutely delicious. I used toasted walnuts and chopped finely. Love your recipes. Spot on every time. Thank you ❤

[dianemauras]

FINALLY! a recipe with raisins in carrot cake ❤

[GladysVillamarín-tr]

Prepare está receta este fin de semana, muy muy buena receta, por fin encontré una buena receta de carrot cake!!.. gracias por compartirla. Soy su nueva suscriptora

[fedupwelsh]

Thank you so much for giving measurements in metric. This cake looks to be well worth making,

[Snowbell]

Wow! I’ve been experimenting with a number of YouTube’s carrot cake recipes and so far, they’ve all been just
“Ok”. You are one of my “go-to” channels so I will definitely make this and will post a comment after.

[anantakadine]

I've made your cheesecake and your banana bread and they were by far the best I've ever tried. Gonna try this soon. I'm not a huge cake person but I love carrot cake

[bgisakronoh]

Hi Aya I wanted to let you know that I made your carrot cake recipe for Mother's day for my wife. She loved it. It came out really well and was easy to put together. The icing was great not too sweet. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

[MsHappycookies]

The best recipe I ‘ve ever tried! So moist and so so so tasty!!! Thank you❤

[jaazercortes]

I love the way you explain it..very clear ..Thank you

[GregoriaPeralta-qz]

Me encanta este pastel le tiene fascinada pronto lo voy hacer Dios mediante.. saludos desde Venezuela 💕🌻

[wash]

Hi Aya, my late mother favorite cake was carrot cake. She passed recently and when I saw this recipe I thought of her. How I would love to bake this for her. She would devour it. I have so many of your cake and pastry recipes that I have yet to try, but will surely bake them one by one at my own time. So far your cakes never disappoint. Thank you for being such an amazing baker and teacher 😊

[ConfusedBulldogPuppy-ldgr]

Legit super moist😍😍😍I have cake order tomorrow glad I seen your video 😍thank you

[ЛюдаИванова-цш]

Спасибо Шеф! Он выглядит превосходно!👍Thanks to the chef! He looks excellent!

[sadeiofficial]

Carrot cakes is one of my FAVS!!! It looks SPECTACULAR!! Thank you for this recipe.. will be baking this for my grandma's bday🥳 soon. 😍

[lenapawlek]

Thank you for sharing!!! All your recipes are delicious

[Gharwnoba]

Learned a lot from this, thank you! 🙌

[mariabeltran]

Hi chef Aya thanks for this recipe! I haven’t found a recipe that really likes me ..I’ve tried your recipes 😋ready to bake it blessings 🇲🇽🙏

[ziad]

That's extremely beautiful looking cake 😍