Best Carrot Cake (EVER)
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 large pieces
- 4 eggs
- 1½ c sugar
- 1½ c vegetable oil
- 2 c flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 c grated carrots
- 1 16 oz package whole pecans
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ c butter (1 stick)
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp almond extract
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Grease 2 10 inch round cake pans
- CAKE:
- In a large bowl mix together eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil until smooth.
- Add the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg and mix together.
- Add in the flour and mix well.
- Fold in the carrots.
- Split the cake batter between the two cake pans.
- Put in the oven for 25-30 minutes (check by poking with a fork)
- Let cool.
- Remove the cakes from the cake pans.
- FROSTING:
- In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and almond extract.
- Add in the powdered sugar one cup at a time.
- Mix until you have a thick, creamy frosting.
- On the first round cake frost the top and then layer the other cake on top.
- Finish frosting the whole cake.
- Layer the sides of the cake with the whole pecans.
- Cut triangle pieces and Enjoy.
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/best-carrot-cake-ever-2/
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