Why is my carrot cake dry?

The ratio of wet to dry ingredients determines a cake’s moisture level. If there’s simply too much flour and not enough butter, a cake will taste dry. On the other hand, if there’s too much milk and not enough flour, a cake will taste too wet.

How do you make Nigella carrot cake?

For the Carrot Cake

1. 300 grams self-raising flour.
2. ¼ teaspoon baking powder.
3. ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda.
4. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
5. ½ teaspoon ground cloves.
6. ¼ teaspoon nutmeg (grated)
7. 1 pinch of salt.
8. 4 eggs.

How many carrots do you need for a carrot cake?

Freshly Shredded Carrots: My #1 tip for carrot cakes is to shred whole carrots at home. Do not use packaged pre-shredded carrots because they are hard and dry. You need about 4 large carrots for this recipe. And when you grate them, you’ll notice how wet they are. That is PRIME moisture for your baked cake and you don’t want to skip it!

What is the best carrot cake recipe?

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

What are the ingredients for a carrot cake?

Carrot cake more closely is a quick bread in method of preparation. All the wet ingredients, such as the typical eggs, vegetable oil, yogurt, melted butter and, are mixed together. Then, all the dry ingredients; such as flour, grated carrots, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar,…

What is the best icing for carrot cake?

Cream cheese frosting is the absolute best frosting for carrot cake. The slight tang of cream cheese frosting compliments this spiced carrot cake perfectly. I like my cream cheese frosting to be heavy on the cream cheese and not overly sweet.