Carrot Cake Loaf Cake
Carrot Cake Loaf Cake is an old- fashioned carrot cake, just in a petite version. It's simple and so delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil we use olive
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 carrots grated (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon heavy cream can use milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. In a separate large bowl, combine the eggs and sugar. Add the oil and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together. Next, fold in the carrots, raisins, and pecans.
- Pour into a greased 9×5 loaf pan and bake at 350 for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the center tests clean. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Let the loaf cake cool completely. Add frosting.
- Mix all of the frosting ingredients together, frost the cake, and top it with a few extra pecans.
Notes
Swaps and Suggestions:
- Don't like raisins? Leave them out!
- Don't want to add nuts? Leave them out! Want to use a different nut? Go for it!
- Want to make this more of a bread? Don't frost it.
- You could easily add dried cherries or cranberries in the place of the raisins.
- You could add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips or shredded sweetened coconut.
- Skip the cream cheese frosting and add a powdered sugar glaze.
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