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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake topped with a scrumptious orange cream cheese frosting.
4.80 from 15 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert: Cakes and Cupcakes
Cuisine American
Servings 15 servings
Calories 494 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 8 oz crushed pineapple drained
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp milk if needed (or more)

Instructions
 

  • -Whisk together oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in carrots and pineapple. Stir in dry ingredients. Pour into a greased 9×13″ pan. Bake at 350 for about 50-60 minutes. Cool and frost.
  • -Soften cream cheese and butter. Beat till smooth. Add the vanilla and orange zest. Beat in the powdered sugar till you get the consistency you like. You can add milk if you need to.

Notes

  • This cake is also fantastic with a cup of chopped pecans and a cup of shredded coconut added to the batter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 4gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 368mgPotassium: 149mgFiber: 2gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 4546IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg
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