🥕✨ MOIST LAYERED CARROT CAKE ✨🥕
Soft, warmly spiced, and packed with texture—this one’s a classic favorite 😍
📝 Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg (optional)
Wet Ingredients
• 1½ cups vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
Add-ins
• 3 cups finely grated carrots
• ¾ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• ½ cup raisins (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep
• Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F
• Grease & line three 8-inch cake pans
2. Mix Dry Ingredients
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg
3. Mix Wet Ingredients
• Whisk oil, brown sugar, eggs & vanilla until smooth and glossy
4. Combine
• Add dry ingredients into wet mixture
• Mix gently until just combined (don’t overmix!)
5. Add Texture 🥕
• Fold in grated carrots, nuts & raisins
• Batter will be thick and rich
6. Bake
• Divide evenly into pans
• Bake 30–35 minutes
• Done when a toothpick comes out clean
7. Cool
• Let cakes cool completely before frosting
💡 Pro Tips
• Use finely grated carrots for extra moisture
• Toast nuts lightly for deeper flavor 🔥
• Tastes even better the next day!
🧁 Perfect Pairing: Cream cheese frosting + a sprinkle of nuts on top 🤍
