Skyr Carrot Cake

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Slice of carrot cake with frosting on a plate
This carrot cake is the best and even though the spices scream Christmas and the holidays, it is also the perfect summer treat with cool frosting and delicious taste.
PREP TIME COOKING TIME TOTAL TIME
15 minutes 25 minutes 50 minutes
YIELD: 1 cake, serves 10
Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup Icelandic style skyr (plain, vanilla or coconut)
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 cups peeled and shredded carrots (about 6 medium)
  • Walnuts (optional)

Frosting

  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • ¾ cup confectioners sugar

How to Make it

Cake

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F
  2. Line bottoms of two greased 9-inch round baking pans with parchment paper, grease paper
  3. Beat together eggs, brown sugar, canola oil, skyr, and vanilla extract until well blended
  4. In another bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt
  5. Stir wet mixture into dry mixture and then fold in carrots
  6. Transfer batter evenly to the two prepared pans
  7. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  8. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely

    Frosting

    1. Whip cream until soft peaks form. In another bowl beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Gradually fold in whipped cream.
    2. Spread frosting between layers and over top of cake.

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    skyr carrot cake

    This carrot cake is the best and even though the spices scream Christmas and the holidays, it is also the perfect summer treat with cool frosting and delicious taste.

    Servings: 10 slices

    Keywords: Baked Goods, Cake

    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 25 mins
    • Total Time: 40 mins

    Ingredients

    Instructions

    Ingredients

    Cake

    • 1 cup Icelandic style skyr (plain, vanilla or coconut)
    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 ¾ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup canola oil
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ tsp cinnamon
    • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
    • 2 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 3 cups peeled and shredded carrots

    Frosting

    • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
    • 4 oz cream cheese
    • ¾ cup confectioners sugar

    Instructions

    Cake

    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
    2. Line bottoms of two greased 9-inch round baking pans with parchment paper, grease paper.
    3. Beat together eggs, brown sugar, canola oil, skyr, and vanilla extract until well blended.
    4. In another bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
    5. Stir wet mixture into dry mixture and then fold in carrots.
    6. Transfer batter evenly to the two prepared pans.
    7. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
    8. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.

    Frosting

    1. Whip cream until soft peaks form. In another bowl beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Gradually fold in whipped cream.
    2. Spread frosting between layers and over top of cake.

    Notes

    Walnuts, optional – Simply omit for nut free. 

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