Carrot Cake & Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings4
Category:	Cakes
Serves:	10-12
Prep Time:	30 Min
Cook Time:	35 Min

Ingredients

CARROT CAKE
2 c	flour
2 c	sugar
1/2 tsp	salt
2 tsp	baking powder
2 tsp	cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp	baking soda
2 c	grated carrots
3/4 c	oil
4	eggs
8 oz	crushed pineapple (drained)
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 stick	butter
8 oz	cream cheese
1 box	powdered sugar
1 tsp	vanilla

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Barbara Puccio

Well Seasoned

Denver, NC (pop. 136,225)

barbpuccio

Member Since Jun 2011

Barbara's Notes:

A girlfriend gave me this recipe about 30 years ago, and it has been a family favorite from the first time I made it.

Directions

Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon & baking soda. Then add the carrots, oil, eggs & pineapple and mix.

Put into a greased & floured pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

It is a fairly dense cake, so I have not tried it in a loaf or bundt pan. Seems to work better in metal - either a round or 9x12 cake pan. If you use a glass pan and reduce the temperature by 25 degrees, it will take a bit longer and won't be as moist.

For the frosting: mix all ingredients together until smooth. In the beginning, it seems a little dry, but don't be tempted to add more than a few drops liquid, unless you like the frosting a little runny.

If you like the frosting a little fluffier, just whip on the high speed setting of your mixer.