Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
Carrot Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Carrot Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Make ready 2 cups flour
- Make ready 3 cups shredded carrots
- Make ready 2 tsp baking powder
- Get 2 tsp baking soda
- Make ready 4 large eggs
- Prepare 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Get 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- Get 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Get 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
- Get 2 tsp vanilla
- Take 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare For Frosting
- Get 8 oz cream cheese
- Prepare 4 cups powdered sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup butter
- Make ready 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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