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Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting

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So… I thought I posted this recipe like 2 weeks ago but apparently not. I’m not sure what happened but, no big deal, I will rewrite and post again. (super big sigh!)

This carrot cake is so good and I literally ate the extra cream cheese frosting with a spoon. Yup. No shame. So delicious. I made this a couple weeks ago and I’m making it again tomorrow to bring to my parents house because it is my mom’s favorite. It’s the perfect size since it’s a loaf and not a tiered cake or a bundt cake which I have made before. So, go ahead and grate those carrots and let’s bake a cake!

What you will need:

Loaf pan, greased and lined with parchment paper

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups grated carrots (packed and drained)
2 large eggs

For the frosting:

4 oz. cream cheese at room temp
2 tablespoons butter at room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside. In another bowl, beat together sugar, oil carrots and eggs until combined. Stir in the flour mixture until combined. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for about 40 minutes. Allow to cool a bit before removing with parchment paper. Cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until nice and creamy and smooth. Add in powdered sugar and beat until you reach desired consistency. Frost cooled cake, slice and enjoy!

Store covered in the fridge.

Easy Homemade Bread

Seriously, this bread is so easy to make! And it’s quick, only 1 hour to rise. You will never want store bought bread again. I ate two huge slices smothered with butter as soon as it came out of the oven. It was pure heaven if I do say so myself 🙂 So put on your aprons and lets get to baking!

What you will need:

9×5 inch loaf pan

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 packet of Active Dry Yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups warm water
Non-stick spray or oil for pan

In a large bowl or bowl of your electric mixer, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. In a small cup or bowl, stir together the yeast, sugar and half a cup of the warm water. Let rest for 5-10 minutes.

Pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture along with another cup of the warm water. Stir with a large wooden spoon or knead with the hook attachment until a nice dough is formed, slowly adding more water as needed. Once the dough is formed, place the bowl in your oven to rise for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, take the dough out and preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Grease the loaf pan. Stir the dough (I just used my hands) and transfer it to the pan. Let rise again while the oven preheats. Then bake for 30-40 minutes (mine took 32 minutes). Allow to cool on a wire rack and then slice and enjoy!

So pretty and delicious! The picture below is directly out of the pan.