Margaret's Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
1 9x13
ingredients
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
- 3⁄4 cup chopped pecans
- 3 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla.
- Beat until smooth, and then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans.
- Spread on cooled cake.
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