Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. 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.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Prepare 2 cups flour
- Prepare 3 cups shredded carrots
- Take 2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 2 tsp baking soda
- Prepare 4 large eggs
- Make ready 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Prepare 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
- Get 2 tsp vanilla
- Take 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare For Frosting
- Make ready 8 oz cream cheese
- Prepare 4 cups powdered sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup butter
- Get 1 tsp vanilla
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Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
- Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans
- Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones)
- 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
- For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed.
- 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!!!
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