Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Icing
- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 10 mins
- Cooking Time
- 1 h
- Total Time
- 2 h
- Serves
- 24
Ingredients
- 2 cups
- all-purpose flour
- 500 mL
- 2 tsp
- each baking powder and ground cinnamon
- 10 mL
- 1 tsp
- each baking soda and salt
- 5 mL
- ¼ tsp
- each ground nutmeg and ground ginger
- 1 mL
- 3
- eggs
- 1 ⅓ cups
- sugar
- 325 mL
- ¾ cup
- canola oil
- 175 mL
- 2 tbsp
- maple syrup
- 30 mL
- 1 tsp
- each finely grated orange zest and vanilla extract
- 5 mL
- 2 ¼ cups
- coarsely grated carrot (about 4 carrots)
- 560 mL
- 1 cup
- drained, canned crushed pineapple
- Icing
- 8 oz
- plain brick-style cream cheese, softened
- 250 g
- ¼ cup
- unsalted butter, softened
- 60 mL
- ¼ cup
- icing sugar
- 60 mL
- 1/4 cup
- maple syrup
- 60 mL
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger. Set aside.
Step 2
In separate bowl, use an electric hand-mixer to beat eggs with sugar, oil, maple syrup, orange zest and vanilla until blended. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in carrots and pineapple. Scrape into greased and floured or parchment paper-lined 9 x 13-in. (3 L) baking pan. Smooth top of batter.
Step 3
Bake 35 to 40 min., or until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into centre. Leaving cake in pan, cool completely on wire rack.
Step 4
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in butter until thoroughly blended. Beat in icing sugar and maple syrup until smooth. Spread icing on cooled cake. Chill at least 1 hr. before serving.
Tips
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Nutritional Facts
- Nutrition Description:
- Per serving (1/24 of the recipe):
- Calories:
- 170
- Fat:
- 6 g
- Saturated Fat:
- 3 g
- Carbs:
- 27 g
- Fibre:
- 1 g
- Sugar:
- 18 g
- Cholesterol:
- 40 mg
- Protein:
- 3 g
- Sodium:
- 240 mg