This is VERY similar to a recipe I use too. It looks great.
Some tips for those of you who want to cut down the oil, substitute 1/2 the oil with apple sauce. The cake will still come out moist.
When grating carrots, use a smaller grate size rather than a larger one, so the carrots mix in better and thus gives you a smoother cake.
Bake in two 9" pans and you won't have to cover with foil because they'll be thinner cakes and will take less time to bake.
As for cream cheese frosting: I use 8oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup of butter, 3 cups of powdered sugar and 1tsp of vanilla. Cream (electric hand mixer) room temperature butter and cream cheese, add vanilla, mix in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and whip until incorporated. When I make the frosting, after I cream the cheese & butter, I just mix the powdered sugar in with a fork so I don't get the sugar everywhere, like I used to, and then whip it with the hand mixer for a few minutes until it's lighter and fluffier.
This looks delicious! I'm definitely going to try this sometime this week! What I love most about carrot cake is how the sponge complements the icing so well.
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Some tips for those of you who want to cut down the oil, substitute 1/2 the oil with apple sauce. The cake will still come out moist.
When grating carrots, use a smaller grate size rather than a larger one, so the carrots mix in better and thus gives you a smoother cake.
Bake in two 9" pans and you won't have to cover with foil because they'll be thinner cakes and will take less time to bake.
As for cream cheese frosting: I use 8oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup of butter, 3 cups of powdered sugar and 1tsp of vanilla. Cream (electric hand mixer) room temperature butter and cream cheese, add vanilla, mix in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and whip until incorporated. When I make the frosting, after I cream the cheese & butter, I just mix the powdered sugar in with a fork so I don't get the sugar everywhere, like I used to, and then whip it with the hand mixer for a few minutes until it's lighter and fluffier.
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