Family Carrot Cake

photo by Sageca
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- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 cups carrots, shredded
- 3⁄4 cup pecans
- pecans, chopped
- frosting
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups icing sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄4 cup pecans
directions
- Cake.
- Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 9”x13” inch pan.
- In large bowl beat eggs, oil, granulated sugar and vanilla.
- In medium bowl, stir flour baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Incorporate dry ingredients to creamy mixture.
- Add carrots, mix and fold in pecans.
- Pour batter in prepared pan.
- Bake 45 minutes until tester inserted in centre of cake comes out clean. Let cool. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
- Frosting.
- In medium size bowl, mix butter and cream cheese till smooth.
- Add almond extract. Gradually add icing sugar and beat till mixture is homogeneous.
- Spread over cooled cake; decorate with pecan halves.
- Tip; Use your food processor to grate the carrots.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!