Comments on: The Best Carrot Cake Recipe (with Video)

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:53:24 +0000

In reply to Lisa.

Hi Lisa! Others have added coconut with success. 🙂

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 03:54:58 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hi Sam
would adding coconut to the recipe affect it?

By: Diane McCann

Diane McCann — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:50:51 +0000

Saving the Cake: My 8″ round pans were quite full when I poured the batter into them, but I baked them anyway – about 30 minutes into the process I noticed the batter dripping over the edges of the pans. I continued to bake for 10 more minutes but found it wasn’t done – so baked for 10 more minutes and then took the cake out of the oven. I cooled the cake for 10 minutes; however, when I turned the pan upside down to put onto the cake plate, it was only half baked. I then dumped the whole cake in chunks of varing sizes and degree of doneness into a 9×13″ pan and baked another 20 minutes. Cooled and put the cream cheese icing over it – and everyone loved it! Taste and texture were fantastic – they want me to always make it that way! LOL

By: VP

VP — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:35:00 +0000

Great texture and crumb, next time I will increase the amount of spices and probably throw in a pinch of cloves and ginger, I couldn’t detect much spice in this cake and I like my carrot cake “spicy” 🙂

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:01:44 +0000

In reply to A C..

I’m so glad you enjoyed it so much! thank you for the feedback using the gluten free substitute. 🙂

By: William Sullivan

William Sullivan — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:53:53 +0000

In reply to Headley.

All stars, can’t make it better. Not enough stars, best cake, almost as good as my grandmothers, well she is the one that made carrot cake my favorite.got give her credit where credit is due. I did add coconut and used butter cream icing.. don’t last long

By: A C.

A C. — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:05:55 +0000

I used a 1 to 1 ratio gluten free flour, added 1 egg and 1/2 cup of water, the gluten free flour made it really thick. It turned out fabulous.

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:27:56 +0000

Absolutely amazing!! I made a few modifications based on what I had on hand– substituted the vegetable oil for more melted butter and eliminated the granulated sugar and walnuts entirely– and it was delicious. Moist, tender, and flavourful! I found it plenty sweet with only 1 cup of brown sugar, especially with the cream cheese frosting on top. This will definitely be added to my recipe book!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:33:13 +0000

Made this tonight for dinner with friends and wow was it ever amazing! I used Sam’s flour frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting and it was a huge hit. My husband declared it is his new favorite cake 😅 thanks!

By: Headley

Headley — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:03:40 +0000

2 people I offered it to said it was the best carrot cake they ever had. everyone loved it. I followed the directions exactly as written, including the suggestion to increase the icing by 50 percent. I did include a cup of walnuts. I might try it with raisins, but aside from that, this is my go to recipe from now on.

By: Andel Petzer

Andel Petzer — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:09:03 +0000

Sam was NOT kidding…THE best carrot cake ever! Thank you! Only change I made was to the creamcheese frosting as I usually use only 2 cups icing sugar max as I love it very tangy 🙂

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:40:23 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hi Sam!
I made your recipe and added toasted walnuts, raisins and an 8 oz. can of well drained crushed pineapple. It was delicious and a big hit with my son- in-law and husband. My favorite carrot cake recipe of all I’ve tried! Thank you!!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:03:33 +0000

In reply to Andel Petzer.

Hi Andel! That temperature is for a conventional oven. 🙂

By: Andel Petzer

Andel Petzer — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:54:03 +0000

Hi there! is the 175 degrees fan forced or without fan? also, do you think it would work to toast the pecans before mixing into the cake? Thanks I’m making this for my husband’s birthday! 🙂

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:19:25 +0000

In reply to Teresa.

Hi Teresa! The nuts and the raisins won’t cause any issues, but the pineapple is going to add extra moisture and may cause some issues, without having tried it I can’t say for sure how it would turn out. Let me know how it goes if you try it out! 🙂

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:02:42 +0000

In reply to Anna Axvig.

Hi Anna! I think you could probably cut it in half for an 8 x 8. The 9 x 9 may require a bit more. 🙂

By: Anna Axvig

Anna Axvig — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:55:31 +0000

How would I adapt this recipe for a square 8×8 or 9×9 pan? Would I just half the recipe?

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:21:19 +0000

This recipe sounds fantastic. Both my husband and son-in-law, love carrot cake and request it for their birthdays. Would it be OK to add nuts, raisins, and pineapple to this recipe, as that is the way they like it.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:33:23 +0000

In reply to Ana.

Hi Ana! That will work just fine. Make sure to not overfill your pans and keep an eye on them as I’m not sure what the bake time would be. 🙂

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:28:08 +0000

In reply to Dev.

Hi Dev! Unfortunately I have not tried using almond flour so I can’t say for sure how it would work. 🙁

By: Dev

Dev — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:16:09 +0000

My go to carrot cake! Do you have any suggestions for switching the AP flour with almond flour? My brother in law has dietary restrictions and has asked me to make it with almond flour and substitute sugars.

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:53:37 +0000

Hi! I was wondering if this recipe can be doubled to make using two 10” round cake pans? TIA.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:52:50 +0000

My niece made this cake for her husbands birthday. I’m not a cake eater, but I do love Carrot cake. This cake is a excellent carrot cake. The best I have ever eaten. There is one thing my niece added to this cake as a decoration. Doubles of Biscoff frosting on top of the cake added a different taste to the cake. It was delicious! She also used less sugar in the buttercream and Biscoff frosting. This cake is so good that you really don’t need much frosting. Moist, very moist! I will make this cake and soon. When I do I think I will divide the buttercream frosting in half and add some Biscoff to the half recipe. Frost with buttercream in between and on top only and use the Biscoff half as doubles on top for for decoration and a great added flavor. Goes perfect with carrot cake!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:20:02 +0000

In reply to Andrea C Dunlap.

Hi Andrea! You can reduce the sugar in the frosting, but it may not be as firm and likely won’t hold it’s shape very well.

By: Andrea C Dunlap

Andrea C Dunlap — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:24:49 +0000

is it possible to add less sugar to the cream cheese?