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Crock Pot Carrot Cake

November 18, 2013 By betsy 4 Comments

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Slow cooker sponge cake with a fall twist. This carrot cake is easily baked in your crock pot when oven space is scarce. 

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

My crock pot adventures continue with super moist carrot cake recipe. Baking in a crock pot?!? Yup, that’s right people. I did it. I realize that it may seem a little silly to bake a cake over a 4 hour timespan when I could just turn the oven on and bake one in 40 minutes, but I swear its not a ridiculous as it seems.

Hear me out.

With major cooking holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, oven real estate is at a minimum. As someone who hosts these events, I know how much planning it takes to make sure everything makes it into the oven at the right temperature for the right amount of time. Its kind of a logistical nightmare. Think of crock pot baking as one less thing you have to add to your oven agenda.

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

Secondly, I know its winter time now, but in the dead of summer  sometimes you just want some cake. You don’t want to turn on the oven to just make dinner when the temperatures are sweltering, so you definitely wouldn’t turn it on to bake a carrot cake. With crock pot baking you can have your cake and eat it too….without excess sweating.

I’m not going to stop this crock pot adventure with just carrot cake. I’m already planning to test out this baking method with other types of desserts. Maybe I’ll even try to bake some bread.

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

It’s almost more like steaming. You make a little rack on the bottom of a crock pot out of foil, fill it up with a couple of inches of water, then cover and bake! This was by FAR the moistest carrot cake I’ve ever made, and I did not add additional oil to the batter, so I guess that means baking in a crock pot is HEALTHIER right?

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

Stay tuned for more healthy, crock pot baking recipes!

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

Crock Pot Carrot Cake
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Crock Pot Carrot Cake

Slow cooker sponge cake with a fall twist. This carrot cake is easily baked in your crock pot when oven space is scarce. 

Course crock pot, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 483 kcal

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour about 3 1/3 ounces
  • 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 2 1/2-ounce jar carrot baby food
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups finely grated carrot about 4 ounces

For the Frosting

  • 1/3 cup 3 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut toasted

Instructions

  1. Roll a large sheet of foil into a 1 inch tube. Bend the tube into an oval shape and place in the bottom of an 8 quart crock pot to create a "rack". Fill the crock pot with 2 inches of water.
  2. To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a food processor; pulse 6 times or until well blended. Place flour mixture in a large bowl. Combine granulated sugar, canola oil, baby food, and eggs; stir with a whisk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Stir in grated carrots. Spoon batter into an 6-inch round baking pan coated with cooking spray. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove air bubbles.
  3. Place the cake pan on top of the foil "rack" inside the crock pot. Cover and cook for 3-4 hours on high or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool before frosting.
  4. To prepare frosting, combine cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and coconut extract, beating at low speed until smooth (do not overbeat). Spread over cake; sprinkle with coconut. Cover and chill.
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Carrot Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 483 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Sodium 248mg10%
Carbohydrates 78g26%
Sugar 60g67%
Protein 6g12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Cake recipe from Cooking Light 

Crock Pot Carrot Cake

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Comments

  1. Tonya says

    November 18, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    My crock pot is on the fritz, but it’s worth getting a new one for this recipe!!

    Reply
  2. Nicole says

    November 18, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Really? REALLY???????? You are like the Criss Angel and David Blaine of crock pots.

    Reply
  3. Galit Breen says

    November 19, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Oh dear. This? Looks pure a-ma-zing! I’m such a sucker for carrot cake!

    Reply
  4. Z says

    September 28, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    I did it today. Very good. I had never baked a carrot cake before and with your recipe it turned out amazing. Thanks!

    Reply
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