Chocolate Carrot Cake
From janetk 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Decadent chocolate carrot cake that just has to be good for you, right?
Ingredients
- 2 Cups all purpose flour shopping list
- 2 Cups sugar shopping list
- 1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- 1 Tsp salt shopping list
- 1 Tsp each baking powder and baking soda shopping list
- 4 Large eggs shopping list
- 1-1/2 Cups vegetable oil shopping list
- 4 Medium carrots, shredded coarse (about 2 cups) shopping list
- For cream cheese frosting: shopping list
- 4 Ounces cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 1 Tbsp vanilla shopping list
- 1/2 Cup powdered sugar shopping list
- For chocolate glaze: shopping list
- 1/2 Cup semisweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 3 Ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened) shopping list
- 6 Tbsp heavy cream shopping list
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter shopping list
- 1/2 Tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 Cup powdered sugar shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat oven to 350ยบ. Grease and flour two 9x2 inch round cake pans.
- 2. Into a bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
- 3. In another large bowl, beat together eggs and oil on low speed until well combined.
- 4. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
- 5. Stir in carrots and pour batter into the prepared pans.
- 6. Bake cake layers in middle of oven for 35-50 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- 7. Cool cake, on a rack, 10 minutes and then invert onto rack to cool completely.
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 1. In a medium size bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- 2. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until creamy. Spread frosting on top of 1 cake layer and top with other layer.
- CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
- 1. In a small saucepan, combine glaze ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently. Cook until chocolate is melted and glaze is smooth.
- 2. Remove from heat and cool glaze slightly. Spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Chill until set.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
wow - great recipe! I never even heard of a chocolate carrot cake either.....gotta be good for ya.....vegetables?! yeah right!!
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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YUP DEFINITLY GOT TO BE GOOD FOR YA. I'LL BE SAVING THIS ONE. THANKS
dragonwings647
in Duchesne loved it
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Like the rest make print and save picture looks good too thanks high5
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