Honey Carrot Cake

Honey Carrot Cake

This moist and delicious honey sweetened carrot cake is a favorite with my family. The honey cream cheese frosting really adds a nice touch.

Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Calories
297 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. In a large bowl, stir together the honey, buttermilk, eggs, oil and 2 teaspoons of vanilla until well blended. Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture, and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Stir in the carrot, pineapple, and walnuts by hand. Pour into the prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.
Step 4
To make the frosting, mix together the cream cheese, honey and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until smooth and well blended. Spread over the cooled cake.
Honey Carrot Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 1 ½ cups honey
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 cups finely grated carrot

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