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Former staffer Grant Melton takes classic carrot cake to a whole new level with a buttermilk glaze + cream cheese frosting.
If you prefer a layered carrot cake, try Duff Goldman's Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting—or if you're more of a cupcake fan, try these Carrot Cupcakes With Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- A few grates nutmeg
- 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 3 cups grated carrots (approximately two large carrots, grated on a box grater or with a food processor with the shredding attachment)
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
For the buttermilk glaze
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the cream cheese frosting
- 1 block cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
Yield
Serves: 8 servings
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, fennel seed, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix both oils with the sugar. Once combined, add in the eggs one at a time. Next, add the flour mixture in batches on low speed. Once fully combined, turn off the mixer and remove the bowl from the stand. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the carrots, raisins, pecans and orange zest.
Pour the batter into a prepared 9x13-inch baking pan and bake 45-50 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let cool.
For the buttermilk glaze, whisk the buttermilk with the confectioners sugar and salt in a small bowl until smooth. Pour the glaze over top of the cake and let it soak in while you prepare the frosting.
Place the cream cheese and butter into the mixer bowl and beat with a paddle attachment until smooth. With the mixer on low speed, add the confectioners’ sugar a spoonful at a time until completely incorporated. Once all the sugar has been added, add the vanilla and salt. Spoon the cake over top of the cake and then spread evenly with a spatula.