Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

Recipe by The Allrecipes Community from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

18

18 servings

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1.25 cups vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 0.5 cup butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Beat sugar, oil, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  • To make the frosting: Beat butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.

Nutritional Facts

Per 18 servings

  • Calories: 575
  • Carbohydrate: 64g
  • Fat: 35g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Sugar: 50g

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