Best Ever Carrot Cake
Krystle
Matt loves carrot cake. I set out to find a fantastic recipe for a scratch-made cake. This is it...ask anyone at NSI!
ingredients
- Cake:
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- Icing:
- 2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2
Generously grease 2 cake pans (for layer style) or 1 9 x 13
- 3
Combine sugar, oils, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl and blend.
- 4
Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
- 5
Fold in carrots, pineapple, and walnuts.
- 6
Pour in cake pan(s).
- 7
Bake 35-50 minutes, depending on pan size. Keep checking until done.
- 8
Cool in pan.
- 9
For icing, blend ingredients together until smooth.
- 10
Ice cake in layers or as a single sheet.
Source: Jen Francis
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