Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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 well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Prepare Batter
- Take 3 cups grated carrots
- Get 2 cups sugar
- Get 1 1/2 cups Mazola oil
- Get 4 eggs (unbeaten)
- Prepare 3 tsp cinnamon
- Make ready 3 cups sifted flour
- Get 3 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 2 tsp baking soda
- Get 1/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 cup walnuts chopped
- Get Frosting
- Prepare 1 Tbs butter
- Make ready 1 large package Philadelphia cream cheese
- Get 1 cup powdered sugar
- Prepare 1 cup chopped walnuts for garnish
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla; beat until combined. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. Grate carrots. Squeeze out all liquid using a cheesecloth or clean dish towel.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix carrots, sugar, and oil. Next, beat in eggs. Lastly, mix in dry ingredients.
- Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour at 350 degrees.
- Frosting: Mix softened butter, vanilla, and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar. Frost cake. Add nuts on top.
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. 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.
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