Hi, I’m Joana. Today, we’re going to make carrot cake recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Carrot Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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
- Take 3 cups shredded carrots
- Prepare 2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 2 tsp baking soda
- Make ready 4 large eggs
- Get 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Take 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- Take 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Take 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
- Get 2 tsp vanilla
- Get 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare For Frosting
- Make ready 8 oz cream cheese
- Make ready 4 cups powdered sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup butter
- Take 1 tsp vanilla
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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