Carrot Cake
Yes, there are really carrots in carrot cake.
Ingredients
First set of ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups Unsweetened Applesauce oil to replace is optional
- 2 cups Sugar
- 3 Eggs room temperature
Second set of ingredients
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Third set of ingredients
- 2 cups Carrots grated
- 1 cup Coconut shredded
- 1 cup Nuts chopped optional
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Pineapple Reserve the juice for use in cream cheese frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- ½ cup Butter softened
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 lbs Powdered Sugar
- ¼ cup pineapple juice from the pineapple can
- ⅓ cup pecans or coconut optional, toasted pecans if possible
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine #1 ingredients. Add #2 ingredients. Stir in #3 ingredients.
- Pour into a lightly greased 9 x 13 , two 9-inch pans or three 8-inch pans. (The cake is very moist so cutting parchment for the bottom of your pans will ensure they don’t stick. I prefer to use the non-stick baking spray that has the flour in it for easy cake removal.)
- Bake for 35-40 minutes for the 9×13 and 9-inch pans and 25-30 minutes for the 8-inch pans. You’re looking for an inserted toothpick to come out clean.
- Let cakes cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then remove to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- For the frosting:
- Beat the butter and cream cheese until nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until nice and smooth.
- Invert the cake onto a cake plate or stand.
- Apply a generous dollop of frosting and spread…
- Gently place the second cake on top and continue frosting. Repeat with the third cake if you made three.
- Refrigerate for an hour before serving for best results.
Nutrition Disclaimer
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Nutrition
Calories: 487.6kcalCarbohydrates: 74.3gProtein: 6gFat: 20.2gSaturated Fat: 9.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4.6gMonounsaturated Fat: 4.4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 254.8mgPotassium: 209.4mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 58.7gVitamin A: 3051.4IUVitamin C: 2.7mgCalcium: 66.8mgIron: 1.1mg
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