I never thought this strange CARROT CAKE ingredient would be the best thing ever

If you’re looking for an incredibly moist carrot cake that is EXPLODING with flavour, then this recipe IS IT! Soft, spiced cake layers topped with a tart cream cheese frosting, you won’t be able to get enough of this cake!

INGREDIENTS (I recommend using gram measurements):

Carrot Cake
- 2 cups (225 g) finely grated carrots - about 3 medium sized carrots
- 1 cup (190 g) crushed canned pineapple - with the liquid removed
- 2¼ cups (290 g) flour - regular all purpose (see note 1 on blog if you want to use cake flour)
- ¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch - also known as cornflour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ tsp cinnamon - ground
- 1¾ tsp ginger - ground/powdered
- ¼ tsp cloves - ground
- ½ tsp nutmeg - ground
- 1½ cups (300 g) soft brown sugar - firmly packed (see note 2 on blog)
- 3 large eggs - room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola
- 3 tsp vanilla essence/extract
- ½ cup (110 g) yoghurt - unsweetened, regular not Greek (low fat Greek yoghurt is okay). Room temperature.
- 1 cup (100 g) pecans or walnuts - coarsely chopped. I like to use both so I use 1/2 a cup of each.

Bake at 160 °C (320°F) with the fan on for 35 minutes. If your oven doesn't have a fan option, then you will need to increase the baking temperature to 175°C (347°F).

Cream Cheese Buttercream
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter - room temp
- 4½ cups (570 g) icing/confectioners sugar - use more for a thicker frosting (see note 1 on blog)
- 1½ cups (335 g) cream cheese - cold, firm type (see note 2 on blog)
- 1½ tsp vanilla essence/extract
- 1½ tbsp lemon juice - must be fresh

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[vanessaamos]

I am from South Africa and using crushed pineapple is what we have always used in carrot cake. Thank you for your recipe and for always sharing. Looks absolutely delicious

[ksrobama]

At 78, I find myself tiring more easily after being on my feet baking. This time it was well worth it! Your instructions are so easy to understand and every one of them worked. I couldn’t believe it when I flipped the pans and the cake layers came out as I’d hoped. The frosting was the easiest I’ve ever made; didn’t take long at all. Wish I could have sent a photo. After I frosted the cake and added the walnuts, I cut it to sell as two halves at a local bake sale tomorrow. Can’t wait to try another of your cakes!

[glg]

In the US, we use pineapple all the time in this cake. I grew up only seeing it made that way. This version of a carrot cake is very close to the southern classic Hummingbird Cake. You should make it.

[TruthfullySane]

Love how you explain everything we should know like about the cold cream cheese and not over whipping. Everyone misses these small details out which then causes failures.

[jananderson]

I made this cake yesterday, best carrot cake I have had, all the family loved it.

[maxbear]

If you use cake strips, made from cloth and soaked in cold water, and wrap them around your cake pans your cakes will rise flat and you won't need to cut the domes off as you won't have any domes. I also like to add toasted coconut flakes to the batter as well of golden raisins with the walnuts make a great combination.

[leigha]

Well you’ve done it again! Another perfect recipe- approved by my entire extended family. I made this yesterday for a celebration and it was a hit all around. The cake is not too sweet and has a lovely spiced flavor and moist texture. The frosting is tangy and sweet and perfect for this cake. This one is a keeper. Thank you!

[lisalivingston]

I've been using a recipe for many years now that includes pineapple with the juice (small can). It's my favorite! Tip...try adding some pineapple to the icing. It's amazing! I always get compliments. I would do this for a 13×9 cake, as it might be too loose for a decorated layer cake. Thanks for your wonderful cake recipes!

[boitumelorapudi]

Applesauce also works great. Makes it moist and delicious

[taramitrovka]

Hello from Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦!

I love all your recipes...I really like that you give measures in metric and imperial as well. Most of all, I love the joy you have when baking and sharing your recipes!

[brittanysoza]

I only trust your videos to make any type of cake or frosting! I tried many other YouTubers and nothing compares to yours! Your cake recipes are always MOIST!!

[ggjr]

We used to buy a carrot cake from a store near us that had pineapple and walnuts and it was delicious!

[moniquegyenfi]

I made my first carrot cake with your video and it was a huge success.will definitely be making more.

[scrane]

LOVE carrot cake! Definitely going to make this but as I have a family history of Cancer I'm going to try it with some Just Egg and some plant based yogurt and cream cheese as I need to avoid the choline in eggs and estrogen in dairy. Thanks for sharing

[ruthgabriel]

Thank you so much for this one! I followed the recipe to the tee except for the pineapple as I had to use up some frozen carrots and was too lazy to go buy the tinned pineapple!

(Only thing is I have really large baking dishes as im a new Baker and don't know the sizes and proportions 😓 i realized all my baking glassware is 9 to 10 inches so they are really large.)

But cut to the chase the cake was super soft, moist, porous and so flavourful that we finished half the cake before it cooled.

Only thing is the middle sunk and was a bit pasty I think I'm still not familiar with the dynamics of heat settings and timing as I use a convection oven

[lenicepanayides]

Your cream cheese frosting/icing is so amazing. It's my favourite 🙂

[dinsdale]

Pineapple or applesauce is an essential ingredient for a perfect carrot cake! YUM!!!!

[MCGamerD]

Thanks for this video.
Could you do one about using bunt pans, what kind of cake (sponge/pound), any adjustments to regular cake recipes? Love your content.

[peacenlovegirl]

Looking for carrot cakes and definitely try this but with browned butter in the cake and the frosting 🤤😃. Thanks for sharing!!

[yuva]

Wow.. what an amazing recipe..made it for a party.. a big hit.. don’t think twice.. just go ahead and try it out with the exact measurements.. it will turn out amazing… Dear MK, keep it up ❤