Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Early Easter on CakesCottage – plan and look up meals for Easter, because time is passing quickly.

I was nervous the entire time I was mixing this batter, because i know that carrot cake is definitely one of those recipes that will NOT please everyone.

Would it be the right consistency?

Would the raisins and carrots burn?

Everyone likes it different – nuts or no nuts, pineapple or no pineapple, raisins or no raisins.

I always worry that if it doesn’t turn out for someone else, I feel responsible and I hate that. But I finally came to the resolution that when it comes down to it, I’m posting recipes that me and my family love. Some people will love them but not everyone will. That’s life. so I made this carrot cake the way my family likes, and it worked out perfectly!

INGREDIENTS

• 3¼ cups flour
• 1½ cups vegetable or canola oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 2 cups grated carrot
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts(i use pecans)
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
• 3 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. salt
• 6 cups powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans.

3. Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light yellow.

4. Add the vanilla.

5. In another bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves until just combined

6. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the mixing bowl, and beat on medium-speed until just combined, scraping down the pan at least once to be sure that everything is well mixed.

7. Then fold in the grated carrots, pineapple and pecans by hand and stir until combined.

8. Please Visit Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting for full instructions.