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A slice of Carrot Cake Loaf broken in half.

Moist Carrot Cake Loaf Recipe with Frosting

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Yield: 10 slices
This Carrot Cake Loaf is the best excuse to have cake for breakfast. Each bite is filled with a sweet carrot and cinnamon-spice flavor. The texture is light, fluffy and moist which pairs perfectly with the vanilla cream cheese frosting on top.
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Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup Baking Oil, or Avocado Oil or Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt, 2% or 5%
  • 1 cup Grated Carrots, about 3-5 large carrots
  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp Ground Ginger

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/4 cup Salted Butter, softened to room temp
  • 4 oz Plain Cream Cheese, softened to room temp
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
  • To a large mixing bowl, add both sugars, eggs, vanilla extract and oil to a bowl
  • Whisk until combined
  • Add the greek yogurt
  • Whisk
  • Add the grated carrots and whisk into the wet ingredients
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined
  • Let the batter rest in the bowl for 30 minutes
  • Transfer the batter to a greased loaf pan (Tip: line with parchment paper on the sides for easy removal)
  • Bake for 55-58 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean
  • Note: if the top is browning quickly and it isn't fully baked, cover the top loosely with aluminum foil until the loaf is ready to be taken out of the oven
  • Remove from the oven
  • Let the loaf cool completely then remove from the pan
  • While cooling, make the frosting
  • To a mixing bowl, add the softened butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract
  • Use an electric hand mixer to combine until smooth and creamy
  • Add 1 cup of powdered sugar
  • Mix until incorporated
  • Add the remainder of the powdered sugar
  • Mix again until smooth and fully combined
  • Frost the cooled loaf cake
  • (Optional) Pipe on tiny carrots for decoration
  • Slice
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 290kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 38mg, Sodium: 216mg, Potassium: 72mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 56IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 79mg, Iron: 2mg
Author: Jessica Selensky
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keywords: Blueberry Pancake Recipe, Carrot Bread, carrot cake, Carrot Cake Loaf, Carrot Loaf, Carrot Loaf Cake, Frosted Carrot Cake, Frosted Loaf, Loaf Cake, sweet breakfast, Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting