luscious carrot cake
(1 rating)
I have been making Carrot Cake for years, but this one is just like the name absolutely luscious. Birthday's, Parties everyone also says "Liz could you bring the Carrot Cake"
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(1 rating)
yield
serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
Ingredients For luscious carrot cake
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2-2/3 cwhite sugar
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2-1/4 cvegetable oil
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4large eggs
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3 Tbspvanilla extrat
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3-1/3 call purpose flour
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3 tspcinnamon
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3 tspbaking soda
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1-1/2 tspsalt
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3 cshredded carrots (small shreds)
- CREAM CHEESE ICING
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28 oz cream cheese, room temperature
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4 Tbspbutter, room temperature
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2 tsppure vanilla extract
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3-1/2-4 cpowered sugar
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1 cchopped walnuts
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1 can8oz. crushed pineapple partly drained
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1 cunsweetened shredded coconut (red mill brand) or freshly grated coconut
How To Make luscious carrot cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 3-9 inch round pans. Grease and flour pans. (I usually cut out parchment paper and line bottom of cake pans, this will make cakes come out of pans very easily.)
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2Put all dry ingredients in large bowl, Flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt whisk until combined, set aside.
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3Stir together white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Until all ingredients are well combine.
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4Stir in the dry ingredients and mix until just combine do not over mix.
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5Fold in carrots and mix well until all combine.
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6Pour into prepared 3 - 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. (depending on how your oven cooks)bake until toothpick comes out clean.
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7Once cakes are cooled remove from pans and put on a cooling rack. In the meantime start preparing Icing.
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8For the Icing: With an electric mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese together, about 3 minutes on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
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9Add the vanilla extract and mix. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Keep adding until you get to desired sweetness and thickness. Once you have reach that consistency. Remove 1-1/2 - 2 cups icing and set aside to ice the sides of cake.
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10The remaining icing in bowl add the chopped walnuts, crushed pineapple and combine well. Icing will be kind of runny but that's OK! Now you are ready to start assembling your cake.
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11First Layer put the Icing with pineapple and nuts, be generous, then add second layer repeat step, then add 3rd-layer this time using the icing you set aside Ice the sides of cake. Finishing with the top of the 3rd layer using the icing you used in -between the layers ice top of cake and Sprinkle with unsweetened shredded coconut.
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