Spring is here and it’s time to make a carrot cake for Easter! This incredibly moist carrot cake recipe is made with pineapple, pecans and my ‘Cream Cheese Frosting’. Every bite is bursting with incredible flavor from the pineapple and carrots – both of which add moisture and texture. I also like to add a bit of warming spices – cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg. Garnish the cake with a bit of my home-made caramel sauce, chopped pecans and orange chocolate garnishes. Carrot cakes have long been synonymous with Easter and this cake is no exception – it’s perfect for the spring time holiday!
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Carrot cakes are all about moisture, texture and flavors! The secret is actually a combination of ingredients – canola oil, pineapple and of course, carrots. Using canola oil instead of butter makes for a thinner batter, which makes the cake a bit of dense. The pineapple adds both flavor, texture and moisture into every bite and the grated carrots add a bit of sweetness and texture. The moist texture of this cake means it can stand for longer in the fridge without going dry. If you’re making this cake for Easter, it should be just to make it a few days ahead of time.
The Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream cheese frosting is the perfect frosting choice for any carrot cake recipe! The tangy flavor of the cream cheese goes very well with the textured and moist cake. This particular frosting requires just 5 simple ingredients and it’s so delicious! I have a separate video recipe for this frosting with in-depth details for making it. It’s a great frosting recipe for many different cake and cupcake recipes. Watch it here:
All the Garnishes
I finished the top of this cake off with beautiful dollops of frosting, using French star tip #8; check out my product links below for a set of cake decorating tips that I use. I also added chopped pecans and drizzled some of my home-made caramel sauce, which adds great flavor (check out the video recipe)! For the orange chocolate triangles, I added a bit of powder orange food coloring to white chocolate melts and used my technique for making garnishes, like these.
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More Recipes!
Looking for more spring time dessert recipes for the Easter holiday? Try my ‘Lavender Chocolate Pavlova’ for a uniquely flavored dessert!
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This set of jumbo cake decorating tips has all my favorite tips for decorating cakes! Use them with these disposable pastry bags for easy cleanup.
For a smooth finish, use these off-set cake spatulas and this cake scrapper.
I love my classic Ateco turntable for cake decorating – a must for every baker!
I use these aluminum round cake pans for all my cakes.
Tatyana, I believe I have seen some of your recipes with metric conversions. But apparently you don’t do that all the time? I would love to make this cake, but I am in Germany so would appreciate metric measurements with weight.
The cake looks like a real proper carrot cake, so perfect for Easter!
Hi Jenny! I’ll get the metric measurements up in a few minutes, just for you! 🙂 It’s the perfect cake for Easter!
Tatyana, you are a doll! Now I feel like I HAVE to make this cake asap! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi Tatyana!
Another AMAZING cake!!
I really like how you show us the simplicity of baking.
This cake will look like I’ve been slaving away for hours, it will impress my friends….LOL!
Hope you’re feeling good, take care of yourself.
Happy Easter to you and yours!
Hi Dalila! It really is impressive and so easy to make! Thank you for your continued support! Happy Easter! 🙂