Back to Basics: Delicious Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting! | Georgia's Cakes

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans provide a similar texture and flavor, while sunflower seeds are nut-free.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while brown sugar is often cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: applesauce

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Applesauce reduces fat while adding moisture.

Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).

Grease a tray bake tin with butter and line it with parchment paper.

In a bowl, mix canola oil and both granulated sugar and dark brown sugar until fully incorporated.

Add eggs directly into the mixture and ensure no large sugar clumps remain.

Add plain flour, baking powder, and ground cinnamon to the mixture and combine.

Grate fresh carrots by hand and add them to the batter along with raisins and walnuts.

Pour the batter into the prepared tray and spread it evenly.

Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes, checking every 10 minutes until cooked through.

Let the cake cool completely in the tin before icing it.

For the cream cheese frosting, beat softened butter and cream cheese together until smooth, adding vanilla extract.

Gradually add powdered sugar, sieving it to avoid clumps, until desired consistency is reached.

Spread the cream cheese frosting generously over the cooled cake and decorate with walnuts.

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