Description

Moist spiced cake studded with fresh carrots gets crowned with buttery streusel topping that adds irresistible crunch.

Ingredients

CAKE:

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup milk

2 cups shredded carrots (grate your own)

STREUSEL:

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons butter, melted

3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

DRIZZLE:

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon heavy cream

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 9-inch pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper if desired.

2. Stir together sugar, oil, and egg in large bowl until well combined. Add baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, stirring until evenly distributed.

3. Pour milk into bowl and stir to combine. Add flour all at once and stir just until combined with no dry streaks remaining.

4. Gently fold shredded carrots into batter with rubber spatula until evenly distributed. Batter will be thick and studded with orange carrot pieces.

5. Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and melted butter in separate bowl. Stir until mixture forms clumps. Add chopped nuts if using and toss to distribute.

6. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle streusel topping over entire surface. Bake 25-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. Cool cake completely in pan on wire rack. Whisk powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake in decorative pattern.

Notes

Grate your own carrots fresh. Pre-shredded carrots are coated in cellulose and won’t soften properly as cake bakes.

Don’t skip the streusel. Coffee cake without streusel topping is just regular cake. Those crunchy clusters define coffee cake.

Test doneness properly. Toothpick should come out with just a few moist crumbs, not completely clean.

Serve warm from oven with butter melting on top for heavenly experience.

Chop carrots finer after grating for smoother texture.

Store covered cake at room temperature up to 3 days.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Breakfast
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American