{"id":4960,"date":"2026-10-06T17:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=4960"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:52:45","slug":"classic-ultra-moist-spiced-carrot-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/classic-ultra-moist-spiced-carrot-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Ultra Moist Spiced Carrot Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Spiced Carrot Cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp fine sea salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp ground ginger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 tsp ground nutmeg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 tsp ground cloves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (200g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil or melted coconut oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 large eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 cups (300g) finely grated fresh carrots (about 4\u20135 medium carrots)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (100g) chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup (75g) raisins or crushed pineapple (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Cream Cheese Frosting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16 oz (450g) brick-style cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 cups (480g) powdered sugar, sifted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.Prepare Oven &amp; Pans:<\/strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) oven setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9&#215;13-inch baking pan, line the bottom with parchment paper, and lightly flour the sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.Whisk Dry Ingredients &amp; Spices:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.Whisk Wet Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until completely smooth and emulsified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.Fold Wet into Dry:<\/strong>Combine without overmixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently fold with a rubber spatula just until no dry flour streaks remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.Add Carrots &amp; Mix-ins:<\/strong>Stir gently by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fold in the freshly grated carrots, along with chopped walnuts and raisins or crushed pineapple if using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6.Bake &amp; Cool:<\/strong>35 to 40 minutes for 9-inch rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 35\u201340 minutes (40\u201345 minutes for a 9&#215;13 pan), or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then turn onto wire racks to cool completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7.Whip Frosting &amp; Assemble:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beat cream cheese and butter together for 2 minutes until completely smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt, beating on high speed for 3 minutes until fluffy. Spread frosting between cooled layers and over the top and sides. Garnish with additional chopped walnuts or pecans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Spiced Carrot Cake: For the Cream Cheese Frosting: Instructions 1.Prepare Oven &amp; Pans:350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) oven setup. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9&#215;13-inch baking pan, line the bottom with parchment paper, and lightly flour the sides. 2.Whisk Dry Ingredients &amp; Spices: In a large bowl, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birthday-cake"],"Cooking_time":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4962,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960\/revisions\/4962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}