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carrot cake

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Recipe by
Anetha Wylie
Huntsville, TX

I prepare it for my friends and family at social gatherings

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Ingredients For carrot cake

  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 1/2
    vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 c
    unbleached all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger
  • 2 1/2 c
    finely grated carrots
  • 1 c
    shredded sweet coconut
  • 1 can
    8 oz of crushed pineapple drained
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts
  • icing
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese @ room temperature
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter @ room temperature
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4 c
    confectioner's sugar
  • 2-4 Tbsp
    half & half or milk
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger

How To Make carrot cake

  • 1
    In a large mixing bowel, beat the eggs and add oil while mixer is running. Add vanilla, then slowly add the sugar. Beat for about 3 minutes to form a thick lemon colored mixture.
  • 2
    Whisk together the dry ingredients and then slowely add them to the wet ingredients. Continue to mix until all the ingredients are mixed completly.
  • 3
    Pour the batter into two 9 inch round bake pans that have been sprayed with Bakers's Joy. Shake the pans or gently drop them on the counter to get rid of any bubbles.
  • 4
    Cream Cheese Icing Combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a bowl along with the ginger and beat them until they are light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating well. Add the half and half or milk 1 Tablespoon at a time until the icing can be spread nicely.

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