Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups grated carrots 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 eggs ¾ cup vegetable oil 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice ¾ cup chopped pecans 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese ½ cup butter, softened 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans
Nutrition Info
- 369.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 46.5 gcholesterol: 48.3 mgfat: 19.6 gfiber: 1.6 gprotein: 4 gsaturatedFat: 5.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 259.8 mgsugar: 36.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.