Description
A moist, spiced carrot cake baked in a bundt pan with a luscious cream cheese swirl inside, finished with cream cheese glaze and crunchy pecans.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 cup vegetable oil (or canola)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups finely grated carrots
- 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened (for swirl)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for swirl)
- 1 egg (for swirl)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for swirl)
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened (for glaze)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 2–3 tbsp milk (to thin glaze)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for glaze)
- ½ cup chopped pecans (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
- In another large bowl, whisk oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in grated carrots, pineapple, and nuts (if using).
- Gradually fold in dry ingredients until combined.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth and creamy for the swirl.
- Pour half the carrot cake batter into the bundt pan.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter (avoid touching the edges).
- Top with remaining carrot cake batter.
- Bake 55–65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth and pourable for the glaze.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Notes
- Ensure the cream cheese is softened for easy mixing.
- For a richer flavor, let the cake sit overnight before serving.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg