Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
Prepare 2 cups flour
Get 3 cups shredded carrots
Get 2 tsp baking powder
Take 2 tsp baking soda
Prepare 4 large eggs
Take 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Make ready 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
Make ready 1 1/2 cup white sugar
Get 1/2 cup brown sugar
Take 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
Prepare 2 tsp vanilla
Make ready 1 tsp ground nutmeg
Get 1/2 tsp salt
Make ready For Frosting
Make ready 8 oz cream cheese
Get 4 cups powdered sugar
Take 1/2 cup butter
Prepare 1 tsp vanilla
Steps to make Carrot Cake:
Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans
Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones)
Add the batter to the baking pan and place in the oven to bake for 40 to 50 mins. When finish baking put to cool for abt 1hr
For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed.
Once cake is cool remove from baking pan and place on a cake rack. Spread frosting to the top and then topped with pecans. (Nb because I made 2 cakes I shave the top of one of the cake to be flat enough then I spread frosting then I place the second cake on top then spread frosting again n all over the cakes). Hope you enjoy!!!
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