This tender Carrot Bundt Cake slathered in Cream Cheese Frosting is a dream come true on a cake plate. To kick things up a notch, we added a dusting of ground nutmeg over the billowy frosting.
Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Serves: Makes 1 (10-cup) Bundt cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups shredded carrots
- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
- Garnish: ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating with a mixer at medium speed just until combined. Stir in carrots.
- Spray a 10-cup Bundt pan with baking spray with flour. Pour batter into prepared pan. Gently tap pan on counter twice to release air bubbles.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean, 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a wire rack, and let cool completely. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting onto cooled cake. Garnish with nutmeg, if desired. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Serves: Makes 1¼ cups
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add milk and salt, beating until smooth. Use immediately.
