14 Carrot Cake Recipes to Try

Carrot cake pairs a moist, spiced crumb with tangy cream cheese frosting. Find classic, sourdough, low-carb, and roll versions here. Grate the carrots fresh for the best texture.

Browse all 14 carrot cake recipes below. Each one includes a printable recipe card with ingredients, steps, and timings.

Carrot Cake Balls: Easy No-Bake Spiced Truffle Bites

Carrot Cake Balls roll classic bakery spices and shredded carrots into bite-sized dessert truffles.

Delicious carrot cake bars drizzled with cream cheese frosting on a white plate

Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

These spiced Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting condense bakery cake magic into simple sheet bars.

Carrot cake roll with cream cheese frosting served on a plate

Carrot Cake Roll: Spiced Sponge with Cream Cheese

This show-stopping carrot cake roll transforms traditional sheet cake into an elegant spiral dessert.

Carrot Cake: Moist Spiced Holiday Layer Cake

Carrot Cake creates an unforgettable centerpiece for holiday feasts with its deeply spiced, tender crumb.

Slice of homemade sourdough carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Delicious Sourdough Carrot Cake

I love baking this moist sourdough carrot cake to make delicious use of sourdough discard.

Irresistible carrot cake cookies baked to perfection with spices and frosting

Irresistible Carrot Cake Cookies You Can’t Resist

I bake these soft spiced carrot cake cookies whenever I want bakery carrot cake flavors in portable handheld form.

Delicious carrot cake pops decorated with cream cheese frosting and sprinkles.

Irresistible Carrot Cake Pops

I roll spiced carrot cake pops whenever I want festive, bite-sized party desserts without slicing a cake.

Delicious carrot cake with pineapple topped with cream cheese frosting

Irresistible Carrot Cake With Pineapple

I bake carrot cake with pineapple whenever spring holidays or family birthdays arrive. Sweet crushed pineapple keeps every spiced crumb moist and tender.

Slice of low carb carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting and walnuts.

Irresistible Low Carb Carrot Cake

I bake this keto low carb carrot cake whenever my family wants rich bakery flavor without refined sugar.

Delicious spiced carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting

Irresistible Spiced Carrot Cake

I bake this classic spiced carrot cake whenever our family hosts celebrations and weekend dinners.

Layered Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Layered carrot cake cheesecake pairs two beloved holiday centerpieces into a showstopping dessert.

Layered Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Showstopping hybrid dessert layering spiced carrot cake with creamy baked vanilla cheesecake and cream cheese frosting.

Spiced Carrot Cake Banana Bread

Bake spiced carrot cake banana bread loaded with fresh grated carrots, sweet ripe bananas, warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and crunchy toasted walnuts.

Spiced Christmas Carrot Layer Cake

Moist two-layer spiced carrot cake with pecans and pineapple covered in smooth cream cheese frosting.

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