Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Make ready 2 cups flour
- Prepare 3 cups shredded carrots
- Get 2 tsp baking powder
- Get 2 tsp baking soda
- Take 4 large eggs
- Prepare 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Get 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
- Get 2 tsp vanilla
- Take 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Take For Frosting
- Take 8 oz cream cheese
- Make ready 4 cups powdered sugar
- Get 1/2 cup butter
- Take 1 tsp vanilla
Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. Sometimes pecans, pineapple, and shredded coconut is added in the mix. The origins of carrot cake are disputed.
Steps to make Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
- Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans
- Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones)
- Add the batter to the baking pan and place in the oven to bake for 40 to 50 mins. When finish baking put to cool for abt 1hr
- For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed.
- Once cake is cool remove from baking pan and place on a cake rack. Spread frosting to the top and then topped with pecans. (Nb because I made 2 cakes I shave the top of one of the cake to be flat enough then I spread frosting then I place the second cake on top then spread frosting again n all over the cakes). Hope you enjoy!!!
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