Make super moist carrot cake at home with this easy recipe. It’s been passed down for generations and a must-have at our family’s Easter brunch! Super moist and super flavorful! If serving a crowd, double the recipe and make a two-layer cake!
Easter is just around the corner, folks! I love Easter because it means spring is here. After a long, dreary winter, I’m always ready for the grass to grown and the flowers to bloom. I also love Easter because, at our house, Easter normally involves a big family brunch full of lots of comfort food made from old family recipes, like this carrot cake! It has been in my family for years and it definitely wouldn’t be Easter without Grandma’s Carrot Cake.
I love a moist cake, which is why I originally loved these cupcakes so much. They are so different than any other homemade cupcakes I have ever made. Moist and melty. If you haven’t tried them yet you need to soon! They are one of the most popular recipes on our blog, as well as one of my personal favorite recipes.
Confession: I think I love this carrot cake even more than I love those cupcakes. And that’s saying something.
This is truly the best carrot cake that I’ve ever had. It’s SO good. The cake is very dense, like the best piece of banana bread you’ve ever had. It’s full of flavor and will melt in your mouth, without being mushy. And the cream cheese frosting is the best, creamy, dreamy frosting you will ever have. Mark my words. Each bite will melt in your mouth, leaving you wanting more and more.
Frosting the cake is so easy. Just plop it onto the center of the cake and swirl it around with the back of a spoon or an offset spatula. I opted out of frosting the sides of the cake because it is SO much easier to just frost the top. I decorated mine with some pecans, but feel free to use coconut, raisins, or even more shredded carrots. Decorating the cake is almost as fun as eating it. *Almost.
If you are serving more than 6 people, you could easily double the recipe, both cake and icing, to make a two layer cake held together with icing in between and on the outside.
You HAVE to make this for your family’s Easter Brunch. I promise you won’t be disappointed! It’s SO good!