Mini Carrot Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

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This tiny carrot cake is a two-layer, 6-inch cake that is moist, soft, and spiced just right. It has delicious cream cheese sauce on top. This recipe is wonderful for Easter and other holiday meals.

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Carrot Cake – ¾ cup brown sugar – ¼ cup granulated sugar – ½ cup oil canola or vegetable – 2 large eggs  – ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour – 1 teaspoon baking powder – ½ teaspoon baking soda – ¼ teaspoon salt – 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon – ½ teaspoon ground ginger – ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg – ¼ teaspoon allspice  – 1½ cups grated carrots  Cream Cheese Frosting – 8 ounces cream cheese  – 4 tablespoons unsalted butter – 1¼ cups powdered sugar sifted – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – Pinch salt

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Spray sides and bottoms of two 6-inch cake pans with baking spray for a mini carrot cake. line pans with circular parchment Spray baking spray on parchment. Heat oven to 350 F.  

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Whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice or pumpkin pie spice in a large basin. Set aside. 

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Mix the oil, eggs, sugars, applesauce or sour cream, and vanilla in a large basin until no brown sugar lumps remain. Combine wet and dry components.  

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Use a spatula to mix the wet ingredients. Stir carrots just until blended. Fill prepared pans with batter evenly. Bake the cake for 30-34 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. 

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Keep cakes in pans. Pans on wire rack. Let cakes cool completely on racks in their pans. 

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Frosting: cream cheese  Cream room-temperature butter and cream cheese on medium speed in a large basin or electric mixer bowl until creamy. 

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Add vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar. Mix on low for 30 seconds. Mix on high for 2 minutes until creamy. If you want thicker icing, add powdered sugar. 

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Setting Up The Cake  After cooling, use a serrated knife or cake leveller to level the domes on the cakes' tops to make uniform layers. Place one cake layer on a turntable or stand. 

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Apply ½ cup of frosting to the top layer. Evenly spread with an offset spatula. Layer the top layer bottom-up. Frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting. 

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Add chopped nuts for decoration. Before slicing, refrigerate the cake for 15–30 minutes to set frosting. Slice cake across the diameter then vertically or into wedges. 

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Also see

Carrot Cake Loaf Recipe For Easter Day 2024 

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