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Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Bundt Cake Recipe

This Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Bundt Cake is moist, spiced, and topped with rich cream cheese frosting. Made from scratch with fresh carrots, maple syrup, and warm cinnamon, it’s a nostalgic homemade dessert that feels like grandma’s kitchen in every bite. Perfect for holidays, Sunday dinners, or anytime you’re craving a classic carrot nut cake.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups grated carrots about 2-3 medium carrots
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans andmore for sprinkling
Forthe Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 8 oz Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Frosting

Equipment

  • 1 bundt cake pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
  2. Ina large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
  4. Gradually pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  5. Fold in the grated carrots and nuts until evenly distributed.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Once the cake is completely cooled, spread the Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Frosting over the top, letting it drizzle down the sides, and sprinkle with chopped pecans.