Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 cake, 12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 473.18 ml granulated sugar; 2.46 ml salt; 9.85 ml baking soda; 9.85 ml ground cinnamon; 236.59 ml walnuts, finely chopped; 473.18 ml carrots, shredded; 118.29 ml canned crushed pineapple, drained well; 236.59 ml shredded coconut; 236.59 ml canola oil; 3 large eggs; 4.92 ml vanilla extract; 226.79 g cream cheese, softened; 88.74 ml butter, softened; 4.92 ml vanilla extract; 709.77 ml confectioners' sugar, sifted; chopped walnuts (optional)

Submitted by breezermom

"This is one of those recipes that everyone seems to have a favorite recipe for! We always tend to have it at Easter, and my daughter likes to have it for her birthday cake quite often. Depending on where you live, the PH in fresh pineapple can cause the cake to fall, so I've listed canned pineapple as the ingredient instead."

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photo by AlainaF

Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 17
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 12-16

ingredients

Cake
473.18 ml all-purpose flour
473.18 ml granulated sugar
2.46 ml salt
9.85 ml baking soda
9.85 ml ground cinnamon
236.59 ml walnuts, finely chopped
473.18 ml carrots, shredded
118.29 ml canned crushed pineapple, drained well
236.59 ml shredded coconut
236.59 ml canola oil
3 large eggs
4.92 ml vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
226.79 g cream cheese, softened
88.74 ml butter, softened
4.92 ml vanilla extract
709.77 ml confectioners' sugar, sifted
chopped walnuts (optional)

directions

For the cake:.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
Sift together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon into a bowl and stir together.
Combine the walnuts, carrots, pineapple, and coconut in a bowl.
Add the oil, eggs, and vanilla to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Then add the carrot mix and blend together. Pour into three 9-inch cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Refrigerate in the pans! To remove from the pans, briefly heat the bottom of the pans on the stove and flip out onto a piece of parchment.
For the frosting:.
Combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioner's sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together. Spread 1/3 cup between the layers, and use the remaining frosting over the top and sides. To garnish, use the optional chopped walnuts.