Carrot cake with pecan cream filling and cream cheese icing is a delicious and delightful dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The moist carrot cake is packed with flavor and texture, while the pecan cream filling adds a rich and decadent sweetness. The cream cheese icing is the perfect finishing touch, adding a tangy and creamy flavor that complements the other elements of the cake perfectly. This recipe is sure to be a hit with your family and friends, and it's easy to make too!
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
CARROT CAKE WITH PECAN FROSTING
My husband constantly requests this homey, old-fashioned version of carrot cake. The frosting is still tasty even without the pecans. -Adrian Badon, Denham Springs, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pineapple. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in carrots., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in pecans., Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 557 calories, Fat 27g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 72mg cholesterol, Sodium 358mg sodium, Carbohydrate 74g carbohydrate (57g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In an electric mixer cream together 1 cup butter, sugar, and cinnamon until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Fold in the grated carrot. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix 1/2 of the flour into the butter mixture, then add 1/2 the water, mix well. Mix in the remaining flour and water. Fold in the pineapple.
- Grease 2 (9-inch) cake pans with the remaining butter and dust with the remaining flour.
- Divide the batter evenly between the 2 cake pans. Bake for 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove from the pan and cool completely.
- For the icing: Cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.Whip in the icing sugar and lemon juice.
- Slice both cooled cakes into 2 layers. Spread the icing in between the layers as you stack them up. Ice the top and sides of the cake to finish.
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CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
This is a tall, moist carrot cake, light in texture and lightly spiced with cinnamon and touch of nutmeg. Heavy cream whipped into the cream cheese frosting makes it extra fluffy.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment and lightly coat with cooking spray.
- Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until light brown and fragrant, 7 minutes. Set aside 12 pecan halves to decorate the finished cake; chop the remaining pecans. Set aside 1 cup of the chopped pecans to use in the batter; reserve the rest for decorating the finished cake.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth, about 1 minute. Whisk in the oil until well combined. Add the grated carrots, vanilla and 1 cup chopped pecans, and mix well. Add the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cakes are nicely browned, about 30 minutes. Let cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Loosen the edges with a spatula, turn the cakes out and let cool completely, right-side up, on the cooling rack, about 2 hours. Remove the parchment before frosting.
- For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, scraping down the side as necessary, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon salt; gradually increase the mixer speed to medium-high, and beat until the sugar is incorporated and the frosting is fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on medium-high, add the cream a few drops at time until it's all incorporated. Continue beating for 1 more minute until the frosting is slightly lighter in color and creamy.
- To assemble: Place one of the cake layers on a serving plate, and spread 1 cup of the frosting over the top. Top with the other layer, and use the remaining frosting to frost the top and sides of the cake. Arrange the 12 whole pecans on top of the cake like the numbers on a clock face, and sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans in between.
AWESOME CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
This straightforward recipe delivers moist, dense, and delicious carrot cake with pineapple under a cream cheese frosting.
Provided by Tracy Kirk
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Cream Cheese
Time 1h40m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.2 calories, Carbohydrate 46.5 g, Cholesterol 48.3 mg, Fat 19.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 259.8 mg, Sugar 36.3 g
CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
This rich, moist cake has all the flavor, without all the fat and calories. Because it is so full of carrots, pineapple, and nuts it is similar to a fruit bread. For the best flavor, bake the cake one day ahead.
Provided by Meghan Miller
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Pineapple Dessert Recipes
Time 10h5m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a bowl. Lightly beat eggs in a bowl; add white sugar, buttermilk, applesauce, oil, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and mix well. Stir buttermilk mixture, carrots, pecans, and drained pineapple into flour mixture just until mixed; pour into prepared dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in baking dish on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Cover dish tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
- Beat Neufchatel cheese and 1 tablespoon reserved pineapple juice together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; add confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 pinch salt and beat until frosting is smooth. Spread frosting on cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 398 calories, Carbohydrate 66.6 g, Cholesterol 34.3 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 329.3 mg, Sugar 51.5 g
OLD-FASHIONED CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this homemade carrot cake is never enough-better than all the other carrot cakes recipes I've tried!-Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; beat into egg mixture. Stir in carrots., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting for decorating if desired. If desired, stir walnuts into remaining frosting. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If decorating the cake, tint 1/4 cup reserved frosting orange and 1/4 cup green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #7 round pastry tip. Fill the bag with orange frosting. Pipe twelve carrots on top of cake, so each slice will have a carrot. Using #67 leaf pastry tip and the green frosting, pipe a leaf at the top of each carrot. , Store cake in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 28g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CARROT CAKE WITH PHILLY CREAM CHEESE ICING
Enjoy! This moist cake is made with carrots and pineapple and frosted with a rich cream cheese icing.
Provided by Philadelphia
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Cooking with Philly Canada
Time 2h
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt in medium bowl; set aside. Beat eggs and oil in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Gradually add granulated sugar, mixing until blended. Add flour mixture, carrots, pineapple and walnuts; mix well. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch (3-L) tube pan.
- Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until wooden toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 min.; loosen from sides of pan with spatula or knife and gently remove cake. Cool completely on wire rack.
- Icing: Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add icing sugar, juice and peel, beating until well blended after each addition. Spread on top of cake. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54.4 g, Cholesterol 63.8 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 287 mg, Sugar 36.7 g
CARROT CAKE WITH PECAN CREAM FILLING AND CREAM CHEESE ICING
You have to start this the day before you plan to serve it as the Pecan Cream Filling needs refrigeration time. A great variation on the usual carrot cake as this is made in a tube pan and split into layers. I found this treasure back a few years in a cute little cookbook called "Beat This".
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- For Pecan Cream Filling: A day before you make the cake, blend the sugar, flour and salt in a heavy saucepan.
- Gradually stir in the cream.
- Add the butter.
- Cook and stir the mixture over low heat until the butter has melted; then let simmer 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Stir in the pecans and vanilla.
- Let the mixture cool completely.
- Refrigerate it overnight.
- If it is too thick to spread, bring it to room temperature before using.
- For Carrot Cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the corn oil and the sugar.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Sift half the dry ingredients into the oil-sugar mixture, then blend well.
- Sift in the rest of the dry ingredients while adding the eggs, one at a time.
- Mix well.
- Add the carrots and pecans and mix again. (If you like raisins in your cake, feel free to throw some in now).
- Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan.
- Bake for 70 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
- Cool upright, in the pan, on a rack.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the icing.
- Icing: Cream together the butter and cream cheese until well blended and fluffy.
- Sift in the confectioners' sugar.
- Cream again. Then beat in the vanilla and the salt. If the icing is too soft to spread, chill it for a few minutes.
- Refrigerate it if you don't plan to use it right away, but bring it back to room temperature before using.
- Assembly: Run knife around inside of pan to loosen cake.
- Invert onto serving plate.
- With a long serrated knife, carefully split the cake into 3 horizontal layers.
- Spread the filling between the layers. (You may not need it all).
- Frost the top and sides of the cake with the icing.
CARROT BUNDT® CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING
This is a wonderful filled Bundt® cake with the frosting inside! It is always a favorite at carry-in dinners and potlucks.
Provided by Donna
Categories Desserts Cakes Carrot Cake Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg in a bowl for filling, mixing until well blended. Set aside.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt for cake in a bowl. Add oil and eggs; mix until moistened. Fold in carrots. Reserve 2 cups of batter; pour remaining batter into the prepared pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Spoon reserved batter carefully over cream cheese mixture, spreading to cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from the pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 470.5 calories, Carbohydrate 53.4 g, Cholesterol 82.5 mg, Fat 26.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 505.7 mg, Sugar 35.1 g
PECAN CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Make and share this Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting recipe from Food.com.
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended.
- Beat at high speed until smooth; stir in pecans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1040.1, Fat 62.5, SaturatedFat 28.7, Cholesterol 123.4, Sodium 332.7, Carbohydrate 118.7, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 112.7, Protein 7
CANADA'S BEST CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING
Canadian Living's most popular carrot cake recipe ever! This moist carrot cake is welcome at birthdays, weddings, reunions and all special occasions.
Provided by Katzen
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 18 Slices, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Grease and flour 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan; set aside.
- In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In separate bowl, beat together granulated and brown sugars, eggs, oil and vanilla until smooth; pour over flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Stir in carrots, pineapple and pecans. Spread in prepared pan.
- Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven for 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack. (Make-ahead: Cover with plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 2 days. Or ovenwrap with heavy duty foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks; let thaw before continuing.).
- Icing: In bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Beat in icing sugar, one-third at a time, until smooth. Spread over top of cake. (Make-ahead: Cover loosely and refrigerate for up to I day.).
- Tips: Set timer for 5 minutes less than the time specified in recipe, check cake then for the following signs. If the cake is not done, return it to the oven to finish baking.
- When is the cake done:.
- A fully baked cake will spring back when touched in the center. The cake also draws away from the side of the pan, and a cake tester (a toothpick of skewer works well) inserted in the center comes out clean. Also trust your sense of smell: the fresh aroma of butter and sugar wafting out of the oven can be the signal to check the cake.
- When cakes emerge from the oven, their structure is set, but the set is still fragile. Let cakes stand in pans on rack for time specified in each recipe, usually 15 to 20 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake, then place rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 55.9, Sodium 286.9, Carbohydrate 38, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 25.6, Protein 3.9
CREAM CHEESE ICING
Make and share this Cream Cheese Icing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kris Barna
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Enjoy.
CARROT CAKE WITH CHEESECAKE FILLING
Creamy carrot cake recipe! Instead of the dryness of regular carrot cake, this has a yummy ring of cheesecake filling in the middle.
Provided by Creath
Time 2h
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Prepare cheesecake filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth; set aside.
- Prepare carrot cake: Beat sugar, oil, and eggs until smooth. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; add carrots and blend in with a wooden spoon. (It may appear dry at first but will soften as you stir.)
- Pour 1/2 of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Pour in cheesecake batter to form a ring in the center of the cake batter; do not touch the outer or inner edges of the pan. Pour remaining cake batter over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes, then frost with cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.7 calories, Carbohydrate 65.5 g, Cholesterol 70.7 mg, Fat 30.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 512.9 mg, Sugar 47.7 g
Tips:
- For a moist and flavorful carrot cake, use freshly grated carrots. Grating your own carrots ensures that they are moist and have a more intense flavor than pre-shredded carrots.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough and dense cake. Mix just until the ingredients are well combined.
- Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor. Pure vanilla extract is made from real vanilla beans and has a much richer flavor than imitation vanilla extract.
- Toast the pecans before using them in the filling. Toasting the pecans enhances their flavor and makes them more fragrant.
- Use a high-quality cream cheese for the icing. A high-quality cream cheese will be smooth and creamy, and will not have a grainy texture.
Conclusion:
Carrot cake with pecan cream filling and cream cheese icing is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The moist and flavorful carrot cake is complemented perfectly by the creamy pecan filling and the tangy cream cheese icing. If you are looking for a special treat, this cake is sure to impress.
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