Best Carrot Cake Ever
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: dessert
Serves: 12
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 3 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- 4 eggs
- 1¼ cup oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups grated carrots (use the largest grater size)
- Optional: 1 cup raisins, 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts. (I didn't use either)
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1- 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Lightly grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugars, vanilla, and eggs together and blend well with a mixer.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Gradually add the flour to the sugar and egg mixture and mix well.
- Stir in the grated carrots. (Add the nuts and raisins at this time if you like)
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a fork comes out clean. (Check, baking time will depend on your oven)
- Cool after taking out of oven.
- For the frosting, blend together the cream cheese and butter until creamy.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, then the vanilla and beat for about a minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat again.
- Spread over the cooled cake.
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