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Sheet Pan Carrot Cake Recipe For Easter: Moist, Spiced, And Easy To Make
Carrot Cake
40 mins
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Easy
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17
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A carrot cake recipe that skips the layers but delivers the same delicious goodness is here! This sheet pan carrot cake is perfect for Easter, because it does not compete for spotlight with the decorated chocolate eggs but delivers the kind of comforting mouthfeel and soulful goodness that defines any well-made dessert. Normal carrot cake is typically a multi-layered, round cake requiring assembly and precise frosting, while a sheet carrot cake is a single-layer, rectangular cake that is easier to bake, transport, and serve to large groups. Thus, it’s perfect for a potluck brunch on Easter!
This sheet pan carrot cake recipe uses shredded carrots, all-purpose flour, and basic baking ingredients, along with spices like nutmeg and allspice to make a spiced, moist dessert. To finish it, you can opt for a traditional frosting. Alternatively, you can opt instead for a simple glaze, powdered sugar dusting, or leave it bare as a "snacking cake". Skipping frosting reduces sugar content but means the cake may dry out faster, so it is best consumed within a few days.
The sheet pan carrot cake recipe here provides ingredients and instructions to decorate the cake with a cream cheese frosting, making it perfect for an Easter meal. You can enhance the decoration further by adding sprinkles, candies, or tiny chocolate chips on top of the frosting. You can also choose a different flavour of the frosting. Time to get baking because no point in making the Easter bunny wait any longer for the perfect carrot cake, pun intended!
Ingredients
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2¼ cupsAll-purpose flour
1½ tspBaking soda
1½ tspBaking powder
1 tspKosher salt
½ tspGround nutmeg
½ tspGround allspice
3Large eggs
⅔ cupCrushed pineapple, not drained
½ cupVegetable oil
½ cupMilk
1½ tspVanilla extract
1½–2 cupsGranulated sugar
4Large carrots, washed and peeled
½ cupButter, room temp (For the frosting)
225 gCream cheese, softened
3½ cupsPowdered sugar
1–2 tspVanilla extract
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To ensure your sheet pan carrot cake remains moist, do not overbake; check for doneness with a toothpick at 18 minutes. Using freshly grated carrots and adding ingredients like sour cream or crushed pineapple also ensures a tender texture.
