Delicious Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting!

Name: Delicious Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting!
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts (or mix of both) have a bit extra for garnish later if you wish; 2 1/2 cup Finely Grated Carrots; 2 cup All Purpose Flour; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder; 4 Eggs; 1 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 cup Oil (use a flavourless oil such as corn or canola); 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1/4 cup Butter/Margarine (rm temp); 8 oz Cream cheese (I used reduced fat, at rm temp); 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 2 cup Powdered Sugar

NoorAhm @cook_2932138

Made this for fathers day last week and my entire family absolutely loved it. I wasn't really a fan of carrot cake but this recipe was simply amazing!

NoorAhm @cook_2932138

Made this for fathers day last week and my entire family absolutely loved it. I wasn't really a fan of carrot cake but this recipe was simply amazing!

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Ingredients

Cake
1 cupchopped Pecans or Walnuts (or mix of both) have a bit extra for garnish later if you wish
2 1/2 cupFinely Grated Carrots
2 cupAll Purpose Flour
1 tspBaking Soda
1 1/2 tspBaking Powder
1/2 tspSalt
1 1/2 tspCinnamon Powder
4Eggs
1 1/2 cupSugar
1 cupOil (use a flavourless oil such as corn or canola)
2 tspVanilla Extract
Frosting
1/4 cupButter/Margarine (rm temp)
8 ozCream cheese (I used reduced fat, at rm temp)
1 tspVanilla Extract
2 cupPowdered Sugar

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Steps

1

Preheat over to 350? and grease 2 9" circular baking pans with any oil you like (i used olive oil)
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Next cut 2 circles out of parchment paper to line at the bottom of your pans, this helps make sure your cakes come out clean and don't stick! (highly recommend doing this)
3

In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and whisk this together
4

Set this aside. Next in a mixer beat the 4 eggs until frothy
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To this add the sugar in gradually and beat until the mixture becomes thick
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Add in vanilla and while the mixer is running slowly add in the oil ( this oil is important as it helps preserve the cake and keeps it soft and fresh in the fridge for several days if you store it)
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Add flour mixture and mix until its all well incorporated
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To this now fold in carrots and nuts using a spoon not the mixer
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Divide the batter as evenly as you can between the 2 pans
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Bake for about 30-40 mins or until toothpick comes out clean and let it cool for at least 2 hours before icing it
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When you're cakes have cooled for about 15 mins remove from pan and place on cooling rack
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For the icing with a mixer beat the butter until smooth and to this add the room temp cream cheese and beat this until smooth
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Add 2 cups of powdered sugar gradually a little at a time and add vanilla and beat until icing consistency is achieved (not too much!)
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You can ice this to your liking, I took a bit of the icing and used it to sandwich the two cakes together and iced the top and sides with the remaining frosting, I also took and bit and piped some icing for decorations. I also used chopped walnuts and pecans for garnish which is a great touch! But have fun with this and make it your own!
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This should be stored in the fridge if it's not finished since it has cream cheese but I guarantee the oil in the cake prevents it from hardening and it tastes great even several days free you bake it!