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carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pamela Laws
Franklin, TN

My son-in-law requests this for his birthday every year and all of his co-workers tell him it's the best carrot cake they've ever had.

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 25 Min
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 3/4 c
    vegitable oil
  • 3 c
    packed, shredded carrots
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 8 oz
    room temperature cream cheese (do not use the softened)
  • 1/2 c
    room temperature butter
  • 6 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp
    pure vanilla extract

How To Make carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

  • 1
    Combine the dry ingredients and in another bowl, stir together the eggs, carrots and the oil. Add the carrot mixture to the dry ingredients and still until combined. Pour into 2 prepared 8 inch round cake pans and place in a preheated 350 degree oven.
  • 2
    Bake for 30-35 minutes and cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove to rack and cook completely while making frosting
  • 3
    For the frosting, mix together the cheese and butter and slowly mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla. This will adequately frost the cake attractively.

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