Santa Fe Carrot Cake

Santa Fe Carrot Cake

Recipe by Kbird from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 10 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cups shredded carrots
  • 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
  • 0.5 cup raisins
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 0.25 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
  • Mix olive oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract together. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg in a separate bowl.
  • Stir flour mixture into oil mixture until well blended. Fold in carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Portion batter evenly between the cake pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back with lightly touched, 25 to 35 minutes. Adjust temperature if cakes are browning too quickly. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Beat cream cheese and butter together just until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Spread frosting over the cooled cakes.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 405
  • Carbohydrate: 41g
  • Fat: 25g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Sugar: 25g

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