Recipe: Delicious Carrot Cake

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Carrot Cake. Carrot Cake with Pineapple Frosting "Delicious! Everyone raved over dessert tonight—this cake is a definite keeper!" - Christina. Carrot Cupcakes & White Chocolate Icing "Cupcakes are FULL of flavor.

Carrot Cake Add the eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla; beat until combined. My fiance LOVES carrot cake, and yesterday was his birthday so I decided to look for a carrot cake recipe. He was very specific that he wanted pineapple, coconut and lots of nuts in his carrot cake. You can have Carrot Cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

  1. You need 2 c of flour.
  2. It's 1 cup of white sugar.
  3. It's 1 c of brown sugar.
  4. You need 2 tsp of baking soda.
  5. Prepare Pinch of salt.
  6. You need 2 tsp of cinnamon.
  7. Prepare 6 of large carrot ground fine.
  8. Prepare 1 c of black walnut pieces.
  9. You need 1/2 c of raisins.
  10. You need 4 of large eggs.
  11. Prepare 1 cup of oil.
  12. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
  13. Prepare of Icing.
  14. You need 1 (8 oz) of Philadelphia cream cheese.
  15. Prepare 1 stick of Land O Lakes butter.
  16. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.
  17. You need 3 cups of Sifted confectioners sugar.

I made this cake with a few modifications and he LOVES it! Says that it rivals his favorite carrot cake recipe. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Carrot Cake step by step

  1. Bring your butter and cheese to room temp..
  2. Add oil, sugars, vanilla and eggs to mixer bowl. Beat till well combined. Add combined dry ingredients 1/2 at a time. Beat well..
  3. Mix in carrots, nuts, and raisins by hand. Pour into greased or foil lined 8x10 “ pan..
  4. Bake 350 for 35-40 min..
  5. For icing: cream butter and cheese till fluffy. Add Sifted powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Add vanilla. Cream till incorporated and fluffy..

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour. For a gluten-free carrot cake, swap the flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend. Baking soda helps the cake to rise. Salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract make the cake taste amazing.