Carrot Cake Recipe

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⏱ 70 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 50min 📊 Medium 🍽 16 servings ⭐ 5.0 (194) 👁 8
Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients

16 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9×13 pan or glass baking dish, set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt with a whisk. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, buttermilk, applesauce, oil, sugar, and vanilla.
  4. Stir in the flour mixture just until mixed. Fold in the carrots, walnuts, raisins, coconut, pineapple, and mix until combined.
  5. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan. Once cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.
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Nutrition per serving

Protein5g
Carbs46g
Fat13g
311kcal
5gProtein
46gCarbs
13gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1480.00
Per Serving
$93.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2960.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (89% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
all-purpose flour 2 cups $16.00
baking soda 2 tsp $3.00
baking powder 1 tsp $7.00
cinnamon 1.5 tsp $44.00
ground ginger 0.25 tsp $1.00
salt 0.25 tsp -
eggs 3 large $98.00
buttermilk 0.75 cup $195.00
applesauce 0.5 cup $120.00
vegetable oil 0.25 cup $47.00
granulated sugar 1.5 cups $25.00
vanilla extract 2 tsp $152.00
carrot 2.5 cups $93.00
chopped walnuts 1 cup $487.00
raisins 1 cup -
coconut flakes 1 cup $12.00
crushed pineapple 8 oz $180.00
cream cheese frosting - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup buttermilk (or sour milk, see note)
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups carrot (shredded)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup coconut flakes (optional)
  • 8 oz crushed pineapple (well drained, 1 can)
  • cream cheese frosting (optional)

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