Moist Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
photo by STK FD WIFE
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
1 2layer cake
ingredients
- 3 cups finely grated carrots
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
- 3⁄4 cup golden raisin
- 3⁄4 chopped pecans
- 3⁄4 cup coconut
- 3 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 2 round cake pans.
- In large mixing bowl, combine carrots, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Mix until combined.
- Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla, pineapple, raisins, coconut and 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes, comes out clean.
- Cool.
- Make frosting by combining the sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla and beating until smooth.
- Stir in pecans.
- Spread on cooled cake.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
STK FD WIFE
United States
I recently returned to work part time, three days a week as a paralegal for a large defense workers' compensation firm. I have two daughters that are 10 1/2 months apart in age, Kylie and Taylor. My husband is a Captain with the Stockton (CA) Fire Department.
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