Carrot Bundt Cake W Video Step By Step Instructions

This Carrot Bundt Cake is one of the best copycat recipes I’ve ever tried. Our homemade versions of the Nothing Bundt Cake cakes are easy to make and so delicious! They are always a hit at birthday parties and special events. If you’ve never tried a Nothing Bundt Cake, you have to try one! They are the best bundt cakes you can find anywhere. This Carrot Bundt Cake is perfect for Easter dessert or anytime, is easy to make, and is always a crowd pleaser.

Ingredients in Carrot Bundt Cake

This carrot cake tastes like you made it from scratch, but this recipe gets a little help from some store bought ingredients to make things a little easier. Here’s what you need:

Carrot cake mix – if you can’t find carrot cake mix, you can try a spice cake mix. You won’t need additional all purpose flour, baking soda, salt or any other dry ingredients when you use a boxed cake mix. It’s all the flour mixture you’ll need. The cake mix has nutmeg, cloves ground cinnamon and other warm spices that taste delicious in carrot cake. Instant vanilla pudding mix – you’ll just need the dry mix; don’t mix it according to the package. dry Sour cream – substitute plain Greek yogurt if you like. Large eggs – separate four egg yolks from the four egg whites. Vegetable Oil – Half cup vegetable oil. Canola oil also works for this recipe Water – you can also use pineapple juice if using crushed pineapple Shredded carrots – you’ll never find a more delicious way to get vegetables into a cake! Crushed pineapple – optional, but gives the cake an extra dimension of flavor and moisture.

Cream Cheese Frosting

This cream cheese glaze is the perfect topper to carrot cake or any of our bundt cake recipes. And there’s only four ingredients!

Cream cheese – two packages, softened to room temperature. Butter – also make sure your butter is softened but not completely melted. Vanilla extract – two teaspoons Powdered sugar – start with four cups and whisk in more if you want a thicker icing.

A Change in Cake Texture

Many of our readers have tried our cakes and loved them too. We’ve had a few comments that our cakes are more dense than the actual Nothing Bundt Cakes. I like the dense, moist texture of our cakes, but I thought I would experiment a little with the recipe to see if I could come up with a lighter texture that is a closer resemblance to the original. I think I’ve come pretty close — you’ll have to give it a try and see for yourself. This Carrot Bundt Cake is more light and airy, but still has a moist, melt-in-your mouth taste and feel to it.

What’s the Difference?

There are two things I tried with this Carrot Bundt Cake that made all the difference between a more dense bundt cake and a lighter texture:

Options for this Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe

If you like a nut texture, sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts into the cake batter. Add raisins, craisins, or chopped dates for a chewy texture. This recipe makes one large bundt cake or you can use a mini bundt pan to make mini bundt cakes. They’re so cute to serve as individual cakes. Sprinkle a dusting of light brown sugar or cinnamon on top as a garnish.

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