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Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

4.49 from 27 votes
prep 30 minutes
cook 35 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
total 1 hour 35 minutes
Serves 12
One layer moist carrot cake topped with a whipped cream cheese frosting, made with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, and an extra drizzle of caramel!
Author: Bernice Baran
Servings 12

Ingredients

Carrot Sheet Cake

  • 1 1/4 cups carrots, shredded
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled and sifted
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, ground
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (4oz) vegetable or canola oil
  • 1/3 cup pineapples, crushed

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, spooned and leveled
  • 3/4 cup (6oz) heavy whipping cream
  • 2-3 Tbsp caramel, for the drizzle

Method

Carrot Cake

  1. Begin by peeling and shredding the carrots (I use a kitchen aid attachment and do it with my stand mixer).
    1 1/4 cups carrots shredded
  2. Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection (or 325F/162C conventional) and use cooking spray and parchment paper to grease an 8-inch cake pan.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and walnuts. Set aside.
    1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled and sifted, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/3 cup walnuts ground
  4. In a large bowl, use a whisk to beat the eggs, sugar, and oil together. Whisk vigorously for about 2 minutes.
    2 large eggs room temperature, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (4oz) vegetable or canola oil
  5. Fold in the dry ingredients until they are mostly combined and then add in the carrots and pineapples, folding until everything is fully combined.
    1/3 cup pineapples crushed
  6. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Remove the cake and allow it to cool completely before frosting.

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to beat the cream cheese until smooth.
    4 oz cream cheese
  2. Add in Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk and beat until combined.
    1/4 cup Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
  3. Add in the powdered sugar, beating for about 5 minutes until the sugar is fully dissolved.
    1 cup powdered sugar spooned and leveled
  4. In a separate bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
    3/4 cup (6oz) heavy whipping cream
  5. Fold the whipped cream in the cream cheese frosting and spread it on top of the cooled carrot cake.
  6. Drizzle some caramel on top and use the back of a spoon to make swirls.
    2-3 Tbsp caramel for the drizzle

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 5gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 301mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37g
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, caramel drizzle, carrot cake, carrot sheet cake, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese icing, easter desserts, one layer cake, spring desserts, whipped frosting