Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe by Tracy Kirk from allrecipes.com
Dessert 2 Hr. 40 Mins.
Ingredients
24
24 servings
- •3 cups grated carrots
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 cups white sugar
- •2 teaspoons baking soda
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •4 eggs
- •0.75 cup vegetable oil
- •1.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
- •0.75 cup chopped pecans
- •3.5 cups confectioners' sugar
- •1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese
- •0.5 cup butter, softened
- •1.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.
Nutritional Facts
Per 24 servings
- Calories: 369
- Carbohydrate: 47g
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 36g
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