Carrot Cake Loaf Cake

a slice of carrot loaf cake on a blue and white plate beside a fork with whole carrots on the table cloth around it

This deliciously moist Carrot Cake Loaf Cake is easy to make and even easier to scarf down! Made with freshly grated carrots and flavored with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, this loaf is perfect for your springtime gatherings.

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot cake, carrots, loaf cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings

Calories 608kcal

Author Elizabeth Van Lierde

Ingredients

For Cake:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3 carrots peeled and grated (about 1 ½ cups)
½ cup coconut oil melted
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
Zest of an orange
2 eggs at room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅓ cup yogurt
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup raisins

For Frosting:

8 oz cream cheese at room temp
2 tbsp unsalted butter at room temp
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

For Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a loaf tin with parchment paper or spray with baking spray.
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, baking powder and baking soda until well combined, set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl add coconut oil, sugars, vanilla extract, yogurt and eggs. Whisk together until just combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold together until the batter is just combined and lumpy.
Add the chopped walnuts, carrots and raisins if using. Fold the batter together gently once more.
Pour batter into prepared loaf tin and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove and cool for 20-30 minutes before removing and frosting.

For Frosting

In a small bowl mix together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt until smooth and creamy. Spread a layer of frosting over the top of the loaf cake.

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