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easy cream cheese carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
sherry monfils
worcester, MA

An easy, moist carrot cake, thanks to the boxed cake mix!

(1 rating)
yield 10 -12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For easy cream cheese carrot cake

  • 1 pkg
    spice cake mix
  • 2 c
    shredded carrots
  • 8 oz
    crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans, divided
  • 2
    8 oz pkgs reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 8 oz
    lite cool whip topping, thawed

How To Make easy cream cheese carrot cake

  • 1
    Make cake as directed, but stir in carrots, pineapple, and 3/4 cup pecans. Heat oven to 350. Spray 2-9" square pans w/ cooking spray.
  • 2
    Pour cake mix evenly into pans. Bake 25-30 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans. Invert pans onto a plate and cool cakes completely.
  • 3
    In lg bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar. Blend in cool whip until fully blended. Frost 1 cake layer, tops and sides. Top w/ remaining cake layer and frost. Sprinkle w/ remaining pecans.

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