Carrot Snack Cake

Name: Carrot Snack Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 3 eggs; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups all purpose flour; 3 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1/2 tsp ginger; 3 cups freshly grated carrots; Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

by Sarah’s Kitchen

2 8x8 pans

1 hr 15 min

Now that spring is upon us, I'm fully transitioning my diet to carrot everything. Carrot cakes, carrot cupcakes, carrot muffins, carrot cake rolls (can you tell I love carrot lol). This carrot snack cake makes 2 8x8 pans so you can share with your loved ones, especially as Easter is coming so soon!! It's incredibly rich in flavor and spices, has a super moist crumb and pairs BEAUTIFULLY with a velvety vanilla bean cream cheese frosting. It's filled with walnuts: one of my favorite additions because it adds that satisfying texture to this cake. Even if you don't like carrot cake, no doubt this will totally convert you. Happy baking!

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Yield 2 8x8 pans
Time spent: Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 45 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 15 min

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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2, 8x8 baking pans with parchment paper and grease with baking spray or vegetable oil.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, butter, maple syrup and eggs and mix until well combined, 2-3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
In a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Add to the wet ingredient mixture and incorporate them together using a spatula. Add the carrots and mix again until just combined. Add walnuts and fold them in.
Transfer and divide between the prepared pans. Bake for approximately 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow the snack cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes after finished baking and transfer to a baking rack to cool completely before serving.

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Cso51108026 on Jan 11, 2026

This was WONDERFUL!!! My hubbie is doing a modified keto, so in the spirit of making this more of something he could also enjoy, I used 1 cup of superfine, blanched almond flour and 1 cup of all-purpose. Wasn't sure if it was fresh ginger or powdered, so went with powdered and it was just enough. I also used all sugar substitutes (inc. sugar-free maple syrup, which he doesn't love to "eat," but is unmistakable when baking). I also can't seem to grate carrots without including my carrots, so I pretty-finely-chopped in my Cuisinart; baked in 9x13 pan. Found a recipe for cream cheese frosting that I also altered with a sugar substitute (its powdery texture translates really well to "powdered" sugar) and added POWDERED pure vanilla extract.

I have few sweet recipes which translate as well to a keto-friendly version without altering the texture and these were PERFECT! Keith actually took the first bits and, after closing his eyes, said "So, I guess we're blowing the carbs with this, eh? So worth it!" HEEEEEEEEE!!!! I was thrilled to tell him he was all good, to which I got a, "Oh, you're KIDDING me?!" Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This one is going in the rotation!! ~Chrissie

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