Carrot Cake Delight: The Best Recipe for Sweet Perfection
This moist carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting is a delicious treat for any occasion.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- 9x13-inch pan
- wire rack
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup chopped pecans Optional
Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans Optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- Beat sugar, oil, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
- Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in carrots, then fold in pecans.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make the frosting: Beat butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Stir in chopped pecans.
- Frost the cooled cake. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 575kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 5gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 347mgPotassium: 158mgFiber: 2gSugar: 50gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg
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