Classic Carrot Cake
Once featured on the back of the Swans Down Cake Flour box, our historic classic carrot cake recipe has been passed down in American families for generations. Make it as a layer cake, a sheet cake or cupcakes (baking times will vary) and garnish any way you like.
Source: Reily Products
Ingredients
- Cake
- Swans Down® Cake Flour, sift before measuring
- teaspoons baking soda
- teaspoons baking powder
- teaspoons ground cinnamon
- teaspoon salt
- teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
- teaspoon powdered ginger
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- large eggs, room temperature
- grated carrot
- pecans, finely chopped
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- sticks unsalted butter, softened
- packages cream cheese, cold
- teaspoons vanilla
- confectioners’ sugar, sift before measuring
- teaspoons fresh orange juice
- teaspoon orange zest, freshly zested