I’ve wanted to make this carrot cake ever since I saw the recipe on a blog I follow called the dutch baker thedutchbaker. She raved about her carrot cupcake recipe describing it as “Super moist without being overly soggy or mushy with a nice fluffy texture to the cake.” Since I was making this carrot cake for a Christmas dinner gathering with my cousins I decided to make the cake in the shape of a wreath so I could have some fun decorating it.
Here is the link for this awesome recipe My favorite carrot Cake cupcakes from the dutch baker blog. Below is a list of ingredients with a couple of additions. As I was making a larger cake I added extra flour, fresh ginger, and golden raisins.
My favorite carrot Cake cupcake from the dutchbaker
with a few modifications
Ingredients:
- 2 cups (190gms) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 heaping teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (100gms) white sugar
- 1/4 cup (50gms) soft dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (125mls) oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (60gms) unsweetened applesauce or crushed pineapple
- 1 1/2 cups (225gms) finely shredded carrots – note: my carrots released a lot of water when finely shredded, I squeezed the juice out of the shredded carrots before adding them to the flour.
- 1/4 cup raisins
Cream cheese frosting
- 6 tablespoons (65gms) butter
- 1/2 cup (4oz) brick style cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups (190gms) icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 – 2 tablespoons sour cream/whipping cream, if needed
- Pinch of salt, optional
For complete instructions on how to make this delectable carrot cake take a look at this link My favorite carrot Cake cupcakes. Below are some pics of how my Christmas carrot cake turned out.
Time to decorate!
I started with adding the cream cheese frosting and then sprinkled chopped roasted pistachios and colored sugar crystals.
Can’t forget my garden embellishments🌺🌿
I used red ivy geranium and variegated scented geranium leaves for natural cake decoration.
Kids and adults loved the cake!
Try this outstanding carrot cake recipe whether in a cupcake form or a cake form, it’s one delicious cake! 😋🍰 My favorite carrot Cake cupcakes from thedutchbaker
Merry Christmas to You and Yours!
I love carrot cakes.
This one looks very beautiful.
Thank you. Everyone loved it. I am thinking of making it again with a red rose in the center of the cake for Valentine’s Day!
Wow !!!!! i love Carrots in any form … Raw or Cooked … Dolly , u are full of so many mouth watering culinary Delights …. Here is wishing You , Hitesh , Sreedevi and Anjali and Rani a very Happy and Healthy 2018 and beyond … Love , maami ….
Thank you Vinatha Mami! Wish you and Dhruva, Dharani and Deepika and respective families a wonderful, healthy, happy New Year! Love dolly
Hope you had an amazing Holiday season, this carrot cake looks yummy!
Yes we had a relaxing holiday and a lovely Chistmas. I hope you had a lovely Christmas holiday as well. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! 😀
HARIH OM
Merry X’mas and happy New Year, my prayers blessings and best wishes to all in the family for a heailthy prosperous many many more years to come.
I love carrot halwa and I had it last evening (Sunday) at the local restaurant!
Love to all.
OM TAT SAT
Carrot halwa sounds delicious Dad. This carrot cake was delicious too, next time I will add cardamom so it will taste like a carrot halwa 😋.
Merry Christmas Dad! ❤️🎄
The cake looks gorgeous and sounds delicious! Will have to make this soon if not sooner!😜. As always, your photos look amazing, my dear!❤️
Happy holidays!🎄
Thank you Rose! Its a delicious cake for sure 😋! You will love it!
Happy Holidays to you and family ❤️🎄!
Gorgeous cake 😋👍👍
Thanks!!
How beautiful 💞 Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎄
Thank you 😊! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well 🎄!
That looks soooo good!
Thank you 😊!!
Ohh woww! This looks absolutely wonderful!! 🙂 I love LOVE how the cake looks like this as a wreath, it looks fantastic and very festive! I can’t believe I never thought about making a cake like this 🙂 I’d like to share your cake along with a link to your post here if that’s okay with you? I have a few people asking me for Christmas cake ideas and I think this is amazing!
I love the extra additions you added too, ill def be trying the cake this way, I love the extra spice!
Im sooooo happy you enjoyed this cake and I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas my dear friend <3
Your carrot cake recipe is outstanding!! Everyone loved it! Please feel free to share this wreath carrot cake post – I am so happy you liked this idea!!! I really enjoyed making this cake, I had fun with it.
Loved the fresh ginger in the cake. The raisins – its a Southern idea – growing up in the South in Texas carrot cake is made with carrots, pineapples and raisins, so that is what i used as you had mentioned I could substitute crushed pineapple instead of apple sauce.
Thank you for a great recipe!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! ❤️
Aw thank you again! Yup Ive shared it on my Facebook page 😀 you’ve actually given me a few great ideas with your decorations here. Im thinking of making some sort of coconut chocolate cake bundt cake now with shredded coconuts as snowflakes 🙂 😉
Thank YOU for the recipe!! Can’t wait to check out your coconut chocolate bundt cake with shredded coconut snowflakes 😋 😊.
Looks wonderful!!! Happy and Healthy Holidays to you and your family 🙂
Thank you so much!! Its a fun cake for sure 😊😋. Happy holidays to you your family! ❤️