How to Cook Appetizing Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere.

How to make carrot cake from scratch. This cake is quick and easy to make, versatile and utterly delicious. It wasn't until recently that we realized just how much we love carrot cake. You can cook Carrot Cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

1. You need 2 cups of flour.
2. Prepare 3 cups of shredded carrots.
3. It's 2 tsp of baking powder.
4. You need 2 tsp of baking soda.
5. It's 4 of large eggs.
6. Prepare 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
7. You need 1 1/4 cups of vegetable oil.
8. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of white sugar.
9. You need 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
10. Prepare 1 cup of chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing.
11. It's 2 tsp of vanilla.
12. You need 1 tsp of ground nutmeg.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
14. It's of For Frosting.
15. You need 8 oz of cream cheese.
16. Prepare 4 cups of powdered sugar.
17. It's 1/2 cup of butter.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.

Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. Sometimes pecans, pineapple, and shredded coconut is added in the mix. This truly is the best carrot cake recipe!

Carrot Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla..
2. Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans.
3. Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones).
4. Add the batter to the baking pan and place in the oven to bake for 40 to 50 mins. When finish baking put to cool for abt 1hr.
5. For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed..
6. Once cake is cool remove from baking pan and place on a cake rack. Spread frosting to the top and then topped with pecans. (Nb because I made 2 cakes I shave the top of one of the cake to be flat enough then I spread frosting then I place the second cake on top then spread frosting again n all over the cakes). Hope you enjoy!!!.

It's perfectly moist and delicious, made with lots of fresh carrots, and topped with the most heavenly cream cheese frosting. Spoon ¼ of the icing on top and spread in an even layer. A wonderfully moist, perfectly spiced carrot cake recipe. This Carrot Cake with pineapple and coconut is a family favorite, made every year for all sorts of celebrations from birthdays to Easter! Originally from the Silver Palate cookbook, we've made several.

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