Costco Carrot Cake Recipe
This Costco Carrot Cake Recipe is rich, soft and full of warm flavor. It tastes sweet, creamy and comforting.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup crushed pineapple drained
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 200 g cream cheese
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the Oven
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line the cake pan with parchment paper.
Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg well.
Beat Eggs
- Crack eggs into a bowl. Whisk until light and smooth.
Add Sugar
- Add brown sugar and white sugar to eggs. Mix until creamy.
Add Oil
- Pour oil slowly while mixing. Blend until smooth.
Add Vanilla
- Add vanilla extract and mix gently.
Add Pineapple
- Mix crushed pineapple into the batter slowly.
Add Carrots
- Fold grated carrots into the mixture evenly.
Combine Dry Mix
- Add dry ingredients slowly into wet mixture. Mix gently.
Add Nuts
- Fold chopped walnuts into the batter.
Pour Batter
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Level the top.
Bake Cake
- Bake for 40 minutes. Check with toothpick for doneness.
Cool Cake
- Remove cake from oven. Let it cool completely.
Make Frosting
- Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
Add Sugar
- Add powdered sugar slowly. Mix until fluffy.
Add Vanilla
- Add vanilla extract to frosting and mix well.
Frost Cake
- Spread frosting evenly on cooled cake.
Decorate
- Add walnuts or carrot strips on top for decoration.
Rest Cake
- Let cake rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
Serve
- Slice and serve fresh.
Notes
- Use fresh carrots only.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Use room temperature eggs.
- Add raisins for sweetness.
- Add coconut flakes for texture.
- Use butter instead of oil for flavor.
- Add orange zest for freshness.
- Use maple syrup instead of sugar.
- Make cupcakes with same batter.
- Use Greek yogurt for lighter texture.