Healthier Carrot Cake

Name: Healthier Carrot Cake
Total time: 130
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 0.75 cup vegetable oil; 1.5 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 cups grated carrots; 1 cup chopped pecans; 0.25 cup butter, softened; 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe by MakeItHealthy from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr. 10 Mins.

Ingredients

18 servings

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4 large eggs
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0.75 cup vegetable oil
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1.5 cups white sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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0.5 teaspoon salt

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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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3 cups grated carrots
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1 cup chopped pecans
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0.25 cup butter, softened
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1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
Prepare the cake batter: Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Make the frosting: Combine butter, Neufchâtel cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans.
Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.