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mom's best carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
sherry monfils
worcester, MA

So easy to make, yet so delicious. My mom would make this for my brother's birthday, and it was always gobbled up fast.

(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 50 Min

Ingredients For mom's best carrot cake

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1-1/2 c
    oil, i used canola oil
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 c
    sweetened, flaked coconut
  • 3 c
    grated carrots
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1
    8 oz pkg reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2 stick
    butter, softened
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 4 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make mom's best carrot cake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350. Spray 2 8 or 9" cake pans w/ cooking spray. In lg bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, coconut, carrots and walnuts until combined.
  • 2
    pour batter evenly into pans. Bake 45-50 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool.
  • 3
    In another lg bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar until combined. frost cake.

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