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    Home » Blog » vegan » Five Ingredient Carrot Cake

    Five Ingredient Carrot Cake

    March 30, 2023 by burntapple 5 Comments

    This five ingredient carrot cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. It is moist, flavorful, and easy to make. The only ingredients you need are carrots, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil. You can even make it gluten free and vegan easily!

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    five ingredient carrot cake

    Making Five Ingredient Carrot Cake

    Carrot cake is just a classic staple for Easter and spring! I love its moist texture and rich flavor. I love that this carrot cake recipe is so easy to make and oh so satisfying!

    Ingredients

    For this recipe you will need grated carrots, flour, sugar, eggs and vegetable oil.

    Instructions

    To make the cake:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.
    2. In a large bowl, combine carrots, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil. Mix until well combined.
    3. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
    4. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
    5. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Substitutions

    You can use gluten free flour for the all purpose flour to make the recipe gluten free. Use egg replacer for the eggs to make the recipe vegan.

    Frosting the Cake

    This cake is amazing on it's own but sometimes you just gotta have some frosting! If you would like to add some frosting, here is a quick and simple recipe for it:

    Frosting

    • 1 cup cream cheese, softened
    • ½ cup butter, softened
    • 3 cups powdered sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    1. In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
    2. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
    3. Stir in vanilla extract.
    4. Frost cooled cake and enjoy!

    Tips for Making Five Ingredient Carrot Cake

    • For a richer flavor, use brown sugar instead of white sugar.
    • To make a vegan carrot cake, use vegan butter and sugar.
    • For a gluten-free carrot cake, use gluten-free flour.
    • To make a dairy-free carrot cake, use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil.
    • For a nut-free carrot cake, use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil.

    Serving

    This five ingredient carrot cake can be served on its own or with a side of whipped cream or ice cream. It is also a great addition to a potluck or picnic.

    Storage

    Leftover five ingredient carrot cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

    five ingredient carrot cake

    Five Ingredient Carrot Cake

    This 5-ingredient carrot cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. It is moist, flavorful, and easy to make. The only ingredients you need are carrots, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 8 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups grated carrots
    • 1 ½ cups flour
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 3 whole eggs
    • 1 cup oil

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.In a large bowl, combine carrots, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil. Mix until well combined.Pour batter into prepared baking dish.Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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    Comments

    1. Mary Ann

      March 30, 2023 at 12:08 pm

      5 stars
      Love how easy it was to make this fluffy and flavorfyll carrot cake!

      Reply
    2. Gina

      March 30, 2023 at 2:11 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was almost too good to believe! Carrot cake is my favorite dessert ever so I had to try. Can't get over how good it was!

      Reply
    3. Shruthi

      March 30, 2023 at 2:54 pm

      5 stars
      I had a bunch of carrots at home and wanted a simple carrot cake recipe that would be too hard to make (or need extra ingredients I didn't have) - this one hit all the marks! So delicious and moist.

      Reply
    4. Madison Wetherill

      March 30, 2023 at 4:56 pm

      5 stars
      I love how simple this recipe is! The cake was soo moist and perfect for spring. We'll definitely be making it again for Easter!

      Reply
    5. Amanda Dixon

      March 30, 2023 at 6:14 pm

      5 stars
      Such a great cake! I love the simplicity of the ingredients, and the cake turned out so nice and moist. Delicious!

      Reply

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