Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

My fiance LOVES carrot cake, and yesterday was his birthday so I decided to look for a carrot cake recipe. He was very specific that he wanted pineapple, coconut and lots of nuts in his carrot cake. I made this cake with a few modifications and he LOVES it!

Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Carrot Cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have carrot cake using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
  1. Take Batter
  2. Prepare 3 cups grated carrots
  3. Prepare 2 cups sugar
  4. Make ready 1 1/2 cups Mazola oil
  5. Prepare 4 eggs (unbeaten)
  6. Make ready 3 tsp cinnamon
  7. Take 3 cups sifted flour
  8. Take 3 tsp baking powder
  9. Get 2 tsp baking soda
  10. Get 1/4 tsp salt
  11. Make ready 1 cup walnuts chopped
  12. Make ready Frosting
  13. Make ready 1 Tbs butter
  14. Make ready 1 large package Philadelphia cream cheese
  15. Prepare 1 cup powdered sugar
  16. Make ready 1 cup chopped walnuts for garnish
  17. Take 1 tsp vanilla

In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour.

Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grate carrots. Squeeze out all liquid using a cheesecloth or clean dish towel.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix carrots, sugar, and oil. Next, beat in eggs. Lastly, mix in dry ingredients.
  3. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour at 350 degrees.
  4. Frosting: Mix softened butter, vanilla, and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar. Frost cake. Add nuts on top.

For a gluten-free carrot cake, swap the flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend. Baking soda helps the cake to rise. Salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract make the cake taste amazing. Oil keeps the cake nice and moist — any neutral flavored oil will work. What Ingredients Make The Perfect Carrot Cake?

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