Name: Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 8 Tablespoon unsalted butter - softened; 4 cups powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 Tblsp. vanilla extract; 3 cups lightly packed shredded carrots; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 3/4 cup golden raisins; 1 can (8 - 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple in juice; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 4 large eggs; 1 cup granulated sugar

This Delicious Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting will definitely impress your guests! I’ve been making this cake for many years. Use golden raisins and they plump up and, combined with grated carrots and pineapple, make this cake amazingly moist!

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Delicious Carrot Cake

Preheat oven to 350º

2 – 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 Tblsp. vanilla extract
3 cups lightly packed shredded carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup golden raisins
1 can (8 – 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
4 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar

Line the bottom of two round 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.

In a large bowl, with the mixer, beat eggs until blended. Gradually add sugar, then brown sugar; beat for 2 minutes, frequently scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Beat in oil and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture and beat for about 1 minute, until smooth, frequently scraping the bowl.

Fold in carrots, walnuts, raisins, and pineapple with juice.

Pour batter into pans. Bake for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean, with a few moist crumbs attached. Cool cake completely before frosting with Cream Cheese Frosting, (recipe below).

Cream Cheese Frosting For Carrot Cake

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
8 Tablespoon unsalted butter – softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla

In a large bowl, with your mixer on low speed, blend the butter and cream cheese together.

Whip for 2-3 minutes.

Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until blended.

Add the vanilla and blend, then increase speed to medium.

Beat for 1 minute or until smooth and creamy.

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9 - Inch layer cake

Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 Tblsp. vanilla extract
3 cups lightly packed shredded carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup golden raisins
1 can (8 - 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
4 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
8 Tablespoon unsalted butter - softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla