Moist, spiced, and topped with a rich cream cheese glaze, this Carrot Coffee Cake is the perfect blend of dessert and breakfast! Packed with fresh carrots, warm cinnamon, and a crumbly streusel topping, it’s a must-try for brunch or an afternoon treat. Easy to make, irresistibly soft, and bursting with flavor!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword best carrot bundt cake, Best Carrot Coffee Cake Recipe, carrot and coffee cake, carrot cake coffee cake
While preheating, prepare a 1- inch tube pan and spray it with nonstick cooking spray.
Next, grab a large bowl and add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar and whisk. Then set aside for later.
Grab another bowl and mix together the oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Once that is mixed, add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir together.
Once mixed, take and add in the nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and carrots.
Streusel Topping:
To make the topping, you're going to want to whisk the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together.
Then add in the butter and cut the ingredients using a pastry blender until the entire mixture looks like sand.
Once that is achieved, add in the chopped pecans and stir.
Next, take and pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Then, top it with half of the streusel mixture.
Once that is done add the remaining batter on top and then top that with the rest of the streusel.
Bake for 50-60 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes, then remove from the pan. Place it on a wire cooling rack to cool entirely.
Icing Glaze:
Once the cake is cool, make the cream cheese glaze by combining the cream cheese and butter, using a mixer. Add in the vanilla and mix.
Then, beat in the powdered sugar and one tablespoon of heavy cream. You can add more cream until it's like you want it.
When the cake is cooled, lift it off the inner tube pan and place it on a wire cooling rack.
Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake and allow the glaze to set before enjoying.