My search for the perfectly moist and soft carrot cake recipe ends here. I made this previously twice and I was not at all happy with the result as the texture was a bit too dense and the cake was also sticky. So this time I made some changes to the quantities and tweaked it a little bit to make it low fat and was successful in achieving a moist and soft cake which also happened to taste like yummy carrot halwa as I was craving for some. In fact this cake stayed moist throughout the 3 days when I kept it at room temperature. As this cake is milk free it is suitable for lactose tolerant people.
See how perfectly it has come out... I just smeared some melted chocolate on top as some was left from the Devilโs Food cake that I baked previously, to make it more appealing to the kids. But this cake can be had on its own or you can also go in for a cream cheese frosting but I was not keen.
Carrot Cake ~ Moist & Soft
Youโll need:
- All purpose flour โ 125 gms
- Baking powder โ 1 tsp
- Baking Soda โ ½ tsp
- Salt โ ¼ tsp
- Cardamom powder โ ½ tsp
- Cinnamon Powder โ ½ tsp
- Sugar โ 200 gms
- Eggs โ 2
- Carrot, grated โ 200 gms
- Cashew nuts, chopped โ 50 gms
- Oil โ 100 ml
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees C. Prepare a baking tin by greasing it with oil and flouring it and keep it ready.
Sieve together all purpose flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder twice and keep it aside.
Beat eggs well. Add the sugar and beat till frothy and smooth. If you do not have a electric hand mixer you can also do this manually with a egg beater.
Add the oil and stir once. Add the sieved dry ingredients and stir to make a smooth batter.
Now add the cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, chopped cashew nuts, grated carrots and mix well with a spatula.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking tin. I used a round aluminium tin. You can also a loaf tin or any other tray.
Bake for 20-25 min or till a skewer inserted comes out clean. It took me 30 mins in my oven. Remove from the oven and let it cool to room temperature. Demould, Slice and Serve as it is or with any frosting of your choice.
Notes:
- I used palm oil which is high in Beta-Carotene which in turn gave the cake a lovely orange hue.
- Oven timings may vary accordingly.
- Omit the cinnamon powder if you are not that keen.
- You can also use walnuts instead of cashew nuts.
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Shireen Sequeira
Cake looks simply mouthwatering & scrumptious Radhika!! Just noticed that the 'print recipe' link is not working...bookmarking this recipe!
jeyashrisuresh
Must taste yum like carrot halwa. Soft and spongy cake
anusha praveen
radhi i m mesmerised the cake looks lovely and the color is too good ๐
Prabhamani
Cake look spongy n yum..loved choco frosting!!
Suja Manoj
Lovely and tempting..drool
Charu Srivastava
WOW WT A YUMMY AND MOIST CAKE....LOVED D ORANGE COLOUR!!SIMPLY SUPERB!!
Harini
very vibrant and colorful!
faseela
wow....yummy cake....luks so soft and moist....attractive color too
Hema
Looks stunning, love that color, very delicious..
Hamaree Rasoi
Carrot cake looks simply lavish and mouthwatering.
Deepa
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Anjali Bapna Shukla
Gosh, this is looking even better than Gazar Ka Halwa! That close-up pic with the details of the sponge is terrific...can almost breathe the cake from here.
I also adored the orange shade that the carrots and palm oil have lent in...actually never saw such a colorful cake with no artificial colors and flavors added till date. This is what I call a real innovation! :))
Thanks for linking to Cakes, Cookies and Desserts.
kavita
Looks yummy..nice click....gonna try soon...
Shall let you know how it turned out....
Kavi
Sharanya
lovely texture....can i use sunflower oil instead of palmolein??
Radhika
Yes Sharanya. You can use any vegetable oil & if you are not worried about the calories and want it even moist use melted butter.
Princy Vinoth
I love carrot cake i have a recipe which is really fool proof.will try this as well.
Anu
WOW!!! Looks so delicious.
Archana
Wow Radhika this is delicious.
Nisa Homey
Love the colour and texture of the cake...perfectly baked...wish i could just dig in.
Preeti Garg
Awesome....
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wow super moist cake and colorfull healthy cake
sangee vijay
super moist and delicious carrot cake...looks so tempting with chocolate glaze...lovely Radhika!!
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thank you so much for linking to the event..
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Priya Sreeram
guess what- same post in my blog too with almost same recipe- but I loved your step-by step tutorial and I know it must have tasted divine
Sumee
That looks gorgeous.!!! yummy cake recipe Rads
Mรฉlange
For sure moist.I am tempted so much with this..Colourful and real yummy!
Kaveri
Mmmm...That looks wonderful! the cake has got such a spongy porous texture
Suchi
The cake looks awesome...drooling over the pics...oh for a slice of this with a cup of cardamom chai...:-)
Gabrielle
OMG, This is so good. Bookmarking this to try it over the weekend. Btw, thanks for that Eggless Espresso Cake. I made it for my niece who is allergic to eggs and she loved it and also that creamy oatmeal smoothie. God Bless you dear.
sojo
loooks soooo tempting, realllly...... I might make this soon and sure, will let u know... ๐
ilovecooking
This carrot cake looks delicious. I love your pictures. I can't believe it's really moist without having any dairy in it too. It's so orange!
radha
Lovely, spongy .. And so moist.
Farah
wow amazing!...love the pics...my mouth is watering
schmetterlingwords
Yummy soft and moist carrot cake... ๐
schmetterlingwords
Yummy soft and moist carrot cake Radhika ๐
Gabrielle
Tight Hugs to you as that's what I got from my kiddo when I gave him this. Loved baking it so much and loved the result even most. Thank you for sharing this wonderful of a keeper recipe.
Radhika
Thank you Gabrielle for coming back and recording the result. Glad your kiddo liked it dear.
Rosh
Looks incredibly moist and yummy!!
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Jayanthi
Look at that dish, amazing pictures and so so mouthwatering recipe. Noted it down in my "To-try" list. Lovely presentation. Super!!!
Shar
Hi, what's the size of your round pan? I have an 8x2 and wondering if that's ok for this cake or if I should get a slightly larger one. Thanks ๐
Priya Purush
Good Day Radhika, Tried this cake during Christmas time, came out so well so well that i could not stop eating. Going to make it once again today. The quantities are so very perfect that there is no way that anything could go wrong if the measures are followed as given. I strongly feel that the cinnamon is a key ingredient and the twist it gives to the cake is wonderful, no way that i would make the cake without it. Thanks for the recipe
Anila Imanual
please put up measurements in terms of cups / spoons
Delynn Dell
**+**+** PLEASE place recipe in AMERICAN Measurments. Many of us here in USA want
to make/bake this as it looks SENSATIONAL!
Thank you so very much!
Have a lovely week.
Benna Sara Babu
how can I make this eggless??
saranya
I tried your recipe. It was awesome. Everybody liked. It was so fluffy and tasty. without any frosting, it was tasting very nice. One thing I noticed, that it was having some eggy smell. Can you just tell me how it happened. Apart from that it was delicious.
Radhika
Hi Saranya, Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I'm so glad that it worked well for you. Regarding the egg smell, it happens if you do not beat it well.
Raji
Hi. Is it possible for you to tell the approximate measurements of the ingredients in cups. I'm sorry to ask this put I currently don't possess a weighing machine. The cake lookes so inviting and I can't weight to try it