# Carrot Cakes

A recipe for making carrot cakes with a simple vanilla buttercream.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 250 g vegetable oil
- 1 splash orange juice
- 1 dash vanilla
- 2 tbsps mixed spice
- 2 tbsp ginger
- 4 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsps nutmeg
- 3 large carrots, grated and pressed
- 400 g plain flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 200 g softened butter
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 dash vanilla

## Instructions

1. Add 300g of brown sugar to your bowl.
2. Crack in three eggs.
3. Add 250g of vegetable oil.
4. Add a splash of orange juice.
5. Add a dash of vanilla to finish off the liquids.
6. Gently whisk this together until it's all combined.
7. Add 2 tbsps of mixed spice.
8. Add 2 tbsp of ginger.
9. Add 4 tbsp of cinnamon.
10. Add 2 tbsps of nutmeg.
11. Add three large grated and pressed carrots.
12. Whisk again.
13. Add 400g of plain flour.
14. Add 2 tbsp of baking powder.
15. Whisk this together until there are no dry lumps.
16. Pour the mixture into a piping bag or into two 8-inch tins.
17. If using two 8-inch tins, cook for about 35 minutes in a 180-degree oven.
18. If using molds, put them in the oven for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
19. For the vanilla buttercream, pop 200g of softened butter into a bowl and beat it with 300g of icing sugar.
20. Add in a dash of vanilla to the buttercream.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- piping bag
- 8-inch tins
- oven

## Tips

- Try not to inhale the cinnamon.
- The mixture can be baked in two 8-inch tins for about 35 minutes or in individual molds for about 20 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/1ySvtcT7pVI?is=rTFWQw9oVDv0nBBR
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5cc4c736-ef50-4827-8cb8-a463cfb6b27d
- Extracted: 2026-05-09

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