Best of the best carrot cake
Carrot cake is a crowdpleaser and one every keen baker should have in their arsenal. This…
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🍽 Serves 8-10⏱ 45 min. Oven time 40-45 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
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Carrot cake recipes
Looking for the perfect carrot cake recipe? You’ve come to the right place. These carrot cake recipes include both easy bakes and special-occasion showstoppers:
Simply the best: Make our best-of-the-best carrot cake, packed with nuts and fragrant spices and topped with brown-butter mascarpone frosting. Paul Hollywood’s ultimate carrot cake is filled and topped with classic cream-cheese icing.
Easy carrot cakes: Bake this simple one-layer carrot cake. These nut-free carrot cupcakes are perfect for cake sales, a cuppa with friends or kids’ parties. We’ve also got a vegan carrot cake.
Special occasions: Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin layer cake is the perfect birthday bake. This carrot and cheesecake layer cake topped with edible flowers is wedding worthy.
Want to master more classic bakes? Check out our chocolate cake recipes, ultimate red velvet cake and gorgeous cheesecakes.
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Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake
Manon Lagrève puts a French twist on a classic Anglo-American bake in this beautiful spiced carrot…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 8-10⏱ 45 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Vegan carrot cake
This airy vegan carrot cake gets a lift from flaxseed. Topped with luscious coconut yogurt icing,…
Dairy-freeFreezable
🍽 Serves 6-8⏱ 20 min. Oven time 1 hour hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Easy
Carrot and cheesecake layer cake
This carrot cake and marbled cheesecake layer cake is a truly spectacular celebration cake that’s perfect…
🍽 Serves 20 (at least)⏱ 1 hour 20 min hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Challenge
Spiced carrot halwa cake
Georgina Hayden puts a slightly different spin on a carrot cake with her halwa-inspired recipe. She…
🍽 Serves 12-14⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 5 min oven◆ Medium
Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin celebration cake
Eric Lanlard created this showstopping carrot cake for delicious. magazine’s 15th birthday. We didn’t leave a…
🍽 Serves 24⏱ 40 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Medium
Nut-free carrot cupcakes
These individual nut-free carrot cakes are slathered in cream cheese icing. Serve as part of a…
⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Easy carrot cake
This subtly spiced, boozy carrot cake is a moreish carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that…
🍽 Serves 10-12⏱ 15 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
The ultimate carrot cake
A carrot cake that ticks all the boxes: subtle notes of cinnamon and nutmeg in a…
🍽 Serves 12⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 20 min oven◆ Easy
Classic carrot cake
Classic recipes always stand the test of time, and carrot cake is no exception. This wonderful…
🍽 Serves 10-12⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 15 min oven◆ Easy
Carrot cake
Nothing beats a classic carrot cake recipe made with carrots, walnuts, cinnamon and a good grating…
🍽 Serves 12⏱ 30 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
Passion cake
Pineapple, coconut and vanilla provide dreamy tropical flavours in this naked cake recipe – it’s bound…
🍽 Serves 12⏱ 30 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
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