Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.


My favorite cake is carrot cake.

It tastes so good and it's good for me.

Everyone knows that carrots are good for the eyes, especially for people with glasses... like me.

So if anyone gets 2 pieces, it should be me.




This cake had raisins. They sunk to the bottom.

The raisins weren't even that heavy so I don't know what the deal was with that.

Weird.


 I added some decorations for fun.

Recipe for Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped pecans


1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 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. 

I stole the recipe from here .

3 comments:

  1. I too love carrot cake like crazy, the frosting looks gorgeous and I love the decorations. x

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  2. Smile. I love carrot cake too. My favorite! Dry tossing your raisins in the flour next time. They won't sink. Thank you for sharing with me. This was a great way to start my Saturday. I always leave your blog smiling. Have a beautiful and blessed weekend

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  3. Yes, carrot cake is one of my favorites, too! Yours looks SO moist and beautifully decorated. I'd love a slice, or two, or more :)

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