If you’re searching for the best carrot cake recipe, you’re in the right place. This is the carrot cake I come back to every single time! It’s perfectly moist, deeply spiced, and layered with rich cream cheese frosting.
No raisins, no nuts, no weird add-ins trying to steal the spotlight. Just classic carrot cake flavor done really, really well.
I only had carrot cake for the first time a few years ago. My good friend, Melissa Brandley was in town for the Sundance Film Festival and we went out to dinner for a good ol’ catch up on all things in life. We laughed until our sides hurt, cried together right there in the restaurant and had the most delicious carrot cake. That carrot cake inspired me to create this recipe, my Favorite Carrot Cake.
I’m not a fan of carrot cakes that are full of all sorts of ingredients like orange peel, candied ginger, walnuts, pecans, and raisins. At that point it gets too busy and almost doesn’t even seem like a cake anymore. I want fresh, moist and flavorful, and I want it to taste like a carrot cake.
Why This is the Best Carrot Cake Recipe
This really is the best carrot cake recipe because it keeps things simple and lets the cake shine. It’s incredibly moist, perfectly spiced, and made without raisins, nuts (optional), or distractions. The carrots melt right into the batter, the crumb stays soft for days.
The Secret to a Perfectly Moist Carrot Cake