Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 4 Eggs; 1 ¼ cups Vegetable Oil; 2 cups Sugar, granulated; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 2 cups Flour, all-purpose; 2 tsp Baking Soda; 2 tsp Baking Powder; ½ tsp Salt; 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 3 cups Carrots, grated; 1 cup Pecans, chopped; ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened; 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened; 4 cups Confectioners' Sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

CategoryCakes & Cheesecakes

Courtesy Of: Tammy E.

Yields18 Servings

Prep Time30 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 15 mins

Cake

4 Eggs

1 ¼ cups Vegetable Oil

2 cups Sugar, granulated

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 cups Flour, all-purpose

2 tsp Baking Soda

2 tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Salt

2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

3 cups Carrots, grated

1 cup Pecans, chopped

Cream Cheese Frosting

½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened

8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened

4 cups Confectioners' Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cake.

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