Carrot Cake
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 vegetable oil
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups grated carrot
- 1 cups chopped pecans
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2
teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and
cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a
toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool
in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool
completely.
To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream
cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the
mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled
cake.
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