Bake With Us: Moist Carrot Cake Recipe

At Nuts Direct, we believe that the best recipes are made with quality ingredients—and a whole lot of love. That’s why we’re launching our new Bake With Us series, starting with a timeless favorite: a moist carrot cake packed with flavor and simple to bake.

If you’ve been searching for easy baking recipes in Namibia or wondering where to buy nuts in Namibia, you’re in the right place. We stock high-quality nuts, seeds, dried fruit and more—perfect for all your baking needs and delivered nationwide.

🧁 Moist Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients – Cake

  • 370 ml sunflower oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 50 ml milk
  • 500g grated carrots
  • 50g chopped pecan nuts (plus extra for topping)

Ingredients – Cream Cheese Icing

  • 120g salted butter
  • 225g cream cheese
  • 450g powdered sugar
  • 5 ml vanilla essence

Method – Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Whisk together eggs, oil, and sugar.
  3. Mix in the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  4. Add milk, then fold in the grated carrots and chopped pecan nuts.
  5. Pour batter into prepared tins.
  6. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
  7. Let cool before icing.

Method – Icing

  • Beat all ingredients until smooth.
  • Spread over cooled cake and top with extra pecans for a crunchy finish.

Yields: One double-layer cake or 25 cupcakes.

Baking with Nuts Direct

🛒 Need ingredients? You can easily order everything from our website, naturestrack.com, with reliable shipping available nationwide. From nuts and seeds to dried fruit and pantry staples—we deliver straight to your door anywhere in Namibia.

Happy baking, Namibia! 🇳🇦

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