Carrot Cake

Serve a Sweet Treat – Surprise your family with a dessert fit for the season. This Carrot Cake recipe is a traditional take on the timeless treat and created using everyday ingredients.

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Carrot Cake

• 2 1/4    cups flour
• 1          teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2       teaspoon salt
• 1          teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2       teaspoon baking powder
• 1          cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/4    cups sugar
• 3          eggs
• 1 1/2    cups carrots, shredded
• 1          cup crushed pineapple with juice
• 2/3       cup walnuts

Frosting:

• 2          packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
• 3/4       cup butter, softened
• 1          teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 1/2    cups powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 350° F.
2. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and baking powder.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream together oil and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Gradually add in carrots and crushed pineapple.
4. Add dry mixture to wet ingredients and beat until smooth. Fold in walnuts.
5. Pour batter into two lightly greased 8-inch round cake pans and bake 25-30 minutes, or until the knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool completely. Remove cakes from pans and slice off tops to level cakes.
6. To make the frosting: In a mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Gradually add in powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
7. Spread two large spoonfuls of frosting over top of one cake and stack the second cake on top. Frost the entire cake with the remaining frosting.

SOURCE:
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Originally posted on May 14, 2020 @ 3:30 am