How to Make Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix Better?
The Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix can get better by adding buttermilk instead of water as well as whipping the egg whites.
Equipment
- 1 13”x 9” Baking Pan
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 apple (grated)
Frosting
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 17.5 oz fresh cheese (cottage cheese or similar) (500 grams)
Instructions
Cake
- Heat oven to 315°F (160 °C) and grease the bottom of your cake pan.
- Mix Cake Mix, buttermilk, oil, grated apple, and eggs in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed. Beat the mixture for 2 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into the pan.
- I always bake the cakes in one cake pan and then cut the cake horizontally. To bake this Betty Crocker carrot cake fully, you need to bake it at 315 °F for 45 minutes. (Alternatively, bake the cake by separating the batter into two 9'' rounds and following the instructions on the back.)
- Bake until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for at least 1 hour before cutting it in half. (If you used two cake pans, then you won't cut the cakes in half, but you still need to wait before spreading the cheese frosting on the cake.)
Cheese frosting
- I use fresh cheese such as cottage cheese for cheesecakes and carrot cakes. It is lighter, more sour, and healthier than cream cheese. I like it that way, but you can also use cream cheese.
- However, I don't leave my fresh cheese grainy. Rather, I use a hand mixer and blend it until it becomes creamy. Add powdered sugar to the cheese and mix some more, until blended.
- In a separate bowl, whip the whipping cream until foamy texture.
- Add cheese to whipping cream and mix.
Putting everything together
- Leave one cake on the plate. Spread half of the cheese frosting on the first cake. Put the second cake on top, and then spread the rest of the frosting.
- Cool completely before serving. Enjoy! :)
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 7gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 104mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 576IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 0.5mg