Food Recipes Carrot Cake 3.3 (112) 8 Reviews By Kristen Evans Dittami Updated on December 4, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Studded with grated carrot, pecans, and raisins, this classic two-layer cake is covered with a rich cream cheese frosting. Get the recipe: Carrot Cake. Photo: Charles Masters Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 2 hrs Yield: Serves 10 (makes 1 cake) Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ cup unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pans 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for the pans 1 ½ cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup sour cream 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 pound carrots, grated (3 cups) 1 cup chopped pecans, plus more for garnish ½ cup raisins 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting Directions Heat oven to 350° F. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment, butter again, and dust with flour, tapping out the excess. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Place the butter, sour cream, and eggs in the well. Whisk together, then gradually incorporate the dry ingredients (the batter will be thick). Fold in the carrots, pecans, and raisins. Transfer the batter to the prepared pans and bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely. Invert one of the cooled cakes on a serving plate and spread with 1 cup of the frosting. Top with the remaining cake. Spread the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Sprinkle with pecans. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 806 Calories 40g Fat 108g Carbs 9g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 806 % Daily Value * Total Fat 40g 51% Saturated Fat 20g 100% Cholesterol 149mg 50% Sodium 680mg 30% Total Carbohydrate 108g 39% Total Sugars 82g Protein 9g Calcium 95mg 7% Iron 2mg 11% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.