Description
A rich and warmly spiced carrot pound cake with a tender crumb, packed with fresh carrots and finished with a silky cream cheese glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 packed cups finely grated fresh carrots
- 4 oz (115g) cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ cups (190g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tbsp whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 165°C (325°F).
- Grease and flour a 10-to-12-cup bundt pan thoroughly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
- In a stand mixer, beat butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed for 4 to 5 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients in three additions.
- Mix just until no white streaks remain.
- Fold in the finely grated carrots using a rubber spatula.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for 65 to 75 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes.
- Invert onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- For the glaze, beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
- Gradually mix in powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add milk one tablespoon at a time until the glaze is smooth and pourable.
- Drizzle the glaze generously over the cooled pound cake.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Finely grate the carrots for the softest texture and most even distribution throughout the cake. Make sure the cake is completely cool before glazing to prevent the icing from melting.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 110mg