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To Die For Carrot Cake

An ultra moist carrot cake packed with warm spices and topped with rich cream cheese frosting.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Carrot Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
  • 0.5 cup crushed pineapple drained
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Cake pans
  • Hand mixer
  • Box grater

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven and prepare cake pans.
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  3. Mix wet ingredients in another bowl.
  4. Combine wet and dry ingredients and fold in carrots.
  5. Pour batter into pans and bake 30–35 minutes.
  6. Cool completely.
  7. Make frosting and frost cake.

Notes

Finely grate carrots for best texture and chill cake before slicing for clean layers.