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Carrot Cake with Caramel Spiced Pecans

Apr 12, 2014 · 21 Comments

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Easter is almost upon us, and that means it’s time to make Carrot Cake! I think the Easter Bunny herself/himself  would enjoy this amazingly delicious Carrot Cake with Caramel Spiced Pecans…Santa gets cookies, so I’m thinking the Easter Bunny gets Carrot Cake, just sayin’. The spices in the cake and from the pecans are perfectly complimented by the cream cheese buttercream frosting, plus, you get the wonderful crunch from the pecans!

Truth be told, I have been a little busy lately and decided to make a Petite version of Carrot Cake (aka using one bowl to make the batter and only making one layer) and then after making the cake and frosting it, I looked over to see a bowl of Caramel Spiced Pecans that I had made and added them as a topping and this marvelously delicious take on Carrot Cake was born.

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This may be my new favorite cake…yeah, that’s saying a lot! To make this cake you’ll need one batch of caramel spiced pecans from this post.

Carrot Cake with Caramel Spiced Pecans

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • -For the cake-
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 large carrots shredded
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • -For the Frosting-
  • 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • -Topping-
  • 1 Cup Caramel Spiced Pecans-

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350. To make the cake simply put all the dry ingredients in a bowl, then shred the carrots into the bowl, mix, then add the eggs and oil and stir. Spray a springform pan with cooking spray, spread the cake batter evenly and bake for 30 min. Remove from oven, allow to cool before frosting.
  • For the frosting make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature (otherwise you'll get clumps in the frosting) then beat it with a hand mixer with the vanilla until smooth, then add in the confectioners' sugar and beat until everything is combined.
  • Spread the frosting over the cake, then sprinkle with the pecans and enjoy!

Update: I made this cake again for Easter a year later and doubled the recipe to make it a two layer cake

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And I took some pictures of a really cool way my mother cuts cake. She cuts a circle in the middle of the cake and then cuts little pieces around it. This method of cutting allows for uniform pieces of cake and allows one to get many more pieces of cake

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  1. huntfortheverybest says

    May 1, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    it’s perfect for spring!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      May 1, 2014 at 4:22 pm

      Thank you! It IS perfect for spring 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ashley says

    April 14, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    So many good lookin’ carrot cake recipes lately! This sounds sooooo good – especially with those caramel spiced pecans!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 14, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      Thanks for the comment Ashley, the spiced pecans really add a beautiful layer of flavor, and I completely agree-I have seen so many beautiful carrot cake recipes lately-perfect in time for Easter, right? 🙂

      Reply
  3. Megan | Country Cleaver says

    April 13, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    Serve me up a slice of THATTTTTTT!!!!!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 14, 2014 at 7:30 am

      THANKS for commenting Megan…that cake, boy-oh-boy, I would like a slice right about now 🙂

      Reply
  4. tea says

    April 13, 2014 at 11:00 am

    I had a piece of this and it was AMAZING! Then i went back and ate another lol. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 14, 2014 at 7:24 am

      YAY! So glad you liked it…and thanks for commenting!!!

      Reply
  5. cheri says

    April 12, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    Another great recipe, always look forward to your post Sweetphi, Happy week-end!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 12, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      Thank you so much Cheri!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well 🙂

      Reply
  6. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says

    April 12, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Carrot Cake makes me so happy this time of year, and I love that you dress it up with these tasty pecans. Since it’s petite, I can have two slices right?

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 12, 2014 at 3:59 pm

      haha, you can definitely two slices since it’s petite 🙂

      Reply
  7. Andrea Rentea says

    April 12, 2014 at 8:17 am

    I loved this delicious cake. All the pieces were very quickly gone. Especially the crispy crun
    ch pecan on top with the very delicate carmel taste, plus the incredible icing. It will definitely be an Easter favorite of ours.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 12, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      Yay! Thank you for the compliments and comment, totally made my day!!

      Reply

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