awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
(4 ratings)
Although this is a cake recipe,i thought i'd make cupcakes for Christmas.They were an absolute hit! When i posted the pic on facebook,i had a couple of people ask for the recipe.It's alittle work involved but it's sure worth it!
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(4 ratings)
yield
24 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
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3 cgrated carrots
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2 call purpose flour
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2 cwhite sugar
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2 tspbaking soda
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspcinnamon
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4eggs
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1 1/2 cvege oil
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1 1/4 tspvanilla
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1 can8 oz. pineapple,crushed in juice
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3/4 cchopped pecans
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3 1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 pkg8 oz. cream cheese,softened
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1/2 cbutter,softened
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1 1/4 tspvanilla extract
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1 cchopped pecans
How To Make awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour cake pan or use paper-lined cupcake pan.
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2In a large bowl,combine carrots,flour,sugar,baking soda,baking powder,salt and cinnamon.
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3Stir in eggs,oil,1 1/4 vanilla,pineapple and 3/4 cup pecans.Spoon batter into prepared pans.
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4Bake for 30 to 40 miutes or till toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.Allow to cool.
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5TO MAKE FROSTING:In a medium bowl,combine confectioners sugar,cream cheese,1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth,then stir in remaining pecans.I put the frosting in a ziplock bag,snipped off a corner and piped it onto cupcakes.ENJOY!
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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