Best Carrot Cake With Marshmallow Fluff Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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MOLLY'S CARROT CAKE WITH SPICED CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Molly's Carrot Cake with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Molly Yeh

Categories     dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

Nonstick cooking spray, for the cake pans
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon hawaij (see Cook's Note)
1 1/2 cups neutral oil, such as canola
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or extract
2 cups shredded carrots
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon hawaij
Pinch of kosher salt
Rainbow carrots, peeled into ribbons with a peeler, to decorate
1 rosemary sprig, leaves picked, to decorate

Steps:

  • For the carrot cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment. Set aside.
  • Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda and hawaij in a large bowl. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the oil, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Whisk in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Whisk in the vanilla.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula and mix until about 90% incorporated. Add the carrots and sesame seeds and mix to incorporate (and by this time, all of the flour mixture should be incorporated as well).
  • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans and then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • For the spiced frosting: Add the butter and cream cheese to a large bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and combined. Add the powdered sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Then add the heavy cream, vanilla, hawaij and salt. Mix until combined and smooth.
  • Cover the cakes with frosting and stack. Use the carrot ribbons to roll into rose shapes and place on top of the cake. Decorate with the rosemary and serve!

OLD-FASHIONED CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting image

A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this homemade carrot cake is never enough-better than all the other carrot cakes recipes I've tried!-Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h5m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups grated carrots
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Orange and green food coloring, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; beat into egg mixture. Stir in carrots., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting for decorating if desired. If desired, stir walnuts into remaining frosting. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If decorating the cake, tint 1/4 cup reserved frosting orange and 1/4 cup green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #7 round pastry tip. Fill the bag with orange frosting. Pipe twelve carrots on top of cake, so each slice will have a carrot. Using #67 leaf pastry tip and the green frosting, pipe a leaf at the top of each carrot. , Store cake in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 28g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

MARSHMALLOW CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



Marshmallow Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting image

I was trying to simplify a Meringue Buttercream/Cream Cheese frosting recipe for a Carrot Cake that I make for my son's restaurant and decided to try a jar of Marshmallow Creme in place of the tedious job of making the meringue. It is wonderful and cuts the time in half. Like other Buttercreams, it doesn't hold up real well in hot weather, so you can refrigerate it.

Provided by moms alternate endi

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 (13 ounce) jar marshmallow creme (any brand)
1 lb butter
1 lb cream cheese

Steps:

  • Bring butter and creme cheese to room temp (70*).
  • Cut cream cheese and butter into chunks.
  • Beat cream cheese until smooth.
  • Place over a bowl of ice water if you need to chill it while starting to add the butter in pieces; beat until just blended and smooth.
  • Gently stir in the jar of marshmallow creme.
  • Frost your cake.
  • You can successfully refrigerate this frosting until ready to use and after you've frosted the cake.
  • Will cover:.
  • 1 9 x 13.
  • 2 10** Springforms.
  • 3 9 x 2's.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 508, Fat 44, SaturatedFat 27.8, Cholesterol 122.9, Sodium 355.9, Carbohydrate 26.8, Sugar 15.3, Protein 3.4

MARSHMALLOW CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Marshmallow Cream Cheese Frosting image

Not too sweet, smooth and creamy instead of grainy and sugary. This frosting firms up in the fridge and doesn't melt if left at room temperature. Bonus is that once chilled it won't stick to plastic wrap so feel free to cover it without the fear of losing all the frosting! This only takes minutes if using pre-whipped cream cheese. This recipe will cover one 13x9 sheet cake or one prepared packaged cake mix.

Provided by MommyMakes

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 (12 ounce) container whipped cream cheese or 1 (8 ounce) bar cream cheese, whipped
1 (7 ounce) container marshmallow creme

Steps:

  • Combine about 1/2 the marshmallow creme with the cream cheese in a bowl; mix thoroughly with a fork (or use beaters if not using pre-whipped cream cheese).
  • Taste; continue adding remaining marshmallow creme a little at a time until the desired sweetness (we like to use about 3/4 of the jar).
  • Mix thoroughly and spread over a cooled cake.
  • Chill if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1864.7, Fat 119.3, SaturatedFat 74.8, Cholesterol 374.2, Sodium 1175.3, Carbohydrate 175.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 99.1, Protein 27.4

CARROT CAKE WITH MARSHMALLOW FLUFF CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Carrot Cake with Marshmallow Fluff Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     dessert

Time 3h30m

Yield 1 (8-inch) cake, about 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 30

1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, cooled, plus more for buttering pan
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
3 large eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pound carrots, peeled and grated on the small holes of the grater (about 3 cups, lightly packed)
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups organic cane sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed brown muscavado sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup finely diced crystallized ginger
3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
Cream Cheese Marshmallow Frosting, recipe follows
3 tablespoons water
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and reserved
2 large egg whites
Pinch salt
Pinch cream of tartar
8 ounces cream cheese, slightly softened
1 stick unsalted butter, slightly softened
1 pound organic powdered sugar, sifted twice
2 cups Fluff
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter the parchment well too.
  • Pulse the pineapple in a food processor fitted with a metal blade until it is finely chopped. Put the eggs in a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat the eggs for 10 seconds. Add the oil, 1/4 cup melted butter, vanilla, carrots, chopped pineapple and grated fresh ginger and mix until combined.
  • Whisk together the flour, sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt in a bowl until combined. Add the wet ingredients and beat on low speed just until combined. Remove and fold in the crystallized ginger and pecans. Divide the batter between the 2 pans.
  • Bake until the tops are a very golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, 40 to 55 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then invert them onto a wire rack and let them cool completely. Remove the parchment from the bottoms of each cake. Cool completely before frosting.
  • In a small saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer, bring the water, corn syrup, 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar and vanilla bean to 246 degrees F. Before adding the syrup to the egg whites below, carefully remove the vanilla bean.
  • In the meantime, in a completely clean, dry mixing bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until creamy and foamy, about 2 minutes. Still whisking, sprinkle in the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar and continue to whisk until the whites hold very soft peaks, about 2 minutes. While mixing on slow speed, carefully drizzle in the hot syrup. Turn the mixer to high and whisk until thick, fluffy and just warm, about 7 minutes. Turn the mixer to low and whisk in the reserved vanilla seeds. Scrape the fluff into a bowl. Wash the bowl and whisk and return them to the machine.
  • Combine the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of the mixer and mix until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low until combined. Increase the speed and whip until light and fluffy. Add about 2 cups of Fluff and the vanilla and whip until combined. Refrigerate for 15 minutes if too soft to use as frosting.

CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting image

This Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is from reader Julie Haifley of Washington, D.C. It's a classic combination that works for a number of occassions, like Easter.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus more for baking dish
2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
3 large eggs
3 cups loosely packed finely grated carrots (3 to 4 medium)
Cream Cheese Frosting for Carrot Cake

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with oil; set aside. In a food processor, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg; process to combine. Add sugar and yogurt; process until combined.
  • With processor running, add oil and then eggs, one at a time, processing until combined. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in carrots.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan.
  • Meanwhile, make frosting. With an offset spatula or a butter knife, spread frosting over top of cake. To serve, cut into squares.

THE BEST (AND THE LAST!) CREAM CHEESE FROSTING YOU'LL EVER MAKE



The Best (And the Last!) Cream Cheese Frosting You'll Ever Make image

This cream cheese frosting uses marshmallow fluff and blows every other cream cheese frosting made with just 10x out of the water. I frost carrot cake with it, and EVERYONE who tries this loves it!! You won't believe how good it is! I had to add it since I didn't see it when I was searching for the recipe. Originally from Paula's Place blog, but I found it on "With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart" blog. Google it for the full recipe. The carrot cake is to die for!

Provided by sugar_addict

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 (8 ounce) containers cream cheese (room temperature)
1 (16 ounce) container marshmallow cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Add all ingredients and beat with a mixer until smooth.

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