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Basic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups grated carrots
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350℉
  2. Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 inch pan
  3. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
  4. In a separate bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer beat eggs for 1 minute.
  5. Add oil to eggs and beat for 1 minute.
  6. Add sugar to egg and oil mixture and beat for 2 minutes, add vanilla and stir.
  7. Fold in carrots.
  8. Fold half the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Add the second half and beat for 1 minute.
  9. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake at 350℉ for 40-45 minutes until done.
  10. Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4 cup softened butter
4 oz cream cheese at room temp
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Spread evenly over cake after it has cooled completely. Enjoy!
Note: to make a 2 layer cake, divide cake batter into two 9 inch circular pans which have been greased and lightly floured. Reduce baking time to 35 minutes. Double the frosting recipe for the layered cake.