Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Carrot Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Carrot Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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 begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
  1. Take 2 cups flour
  2. Make ready 3 cups shredded carrots
  3. Prepare 2 tsp baking powder
  4. Get 2 tsp baking soda
  5. Prepare 4 large eggs
  6. Prepare 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  7. Take 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  8. Take 1 1/2 cup white sugar
  9. Get 1/2 cup brown sugar
  10. Make ready 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
  11. Prepare 2 tsp vanilla
  12. Take 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  13. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  14. Prepare For Frosting
  15. Take 8 oz cream cheese
  16. Get 4 cups powdered sugar
  17. Get 1/2 cup butter
  18. Prepare 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. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere.

Steps to make Carrot Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
  2. Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans
  3. Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones)
  4. 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
  5. For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed.
  6. 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!!!

It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. Whether you want a carrot cake that's dense, moist and full of spice and nuts, or you like Try Rachel Allen's easiest carrot cake loaf for afternoon tea, Dan Lepard's carrot cake cupcakes for Easter, or. Spoon ¼ of the icing on top and spread in an even layer. Carrot Cake Recipe - How to Make Carrot Cake

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