Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: British, French, European
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil; 2 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 cups grated carrots; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup butter (softened; 8 oz cream cheese (softened); 4 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans

1 step

Prep:20minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:08:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1204.5 kcal (60%)

Total Fat67.9 g (97%)

Carbs144.6 g (56%)

Sugars114.9 g (128%)

Protein9.5 g (19%)

Sodium620.2 mg (31%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4eggs

1 ¼ cupsvegetable oil

2 cupswhite sugar

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

2 cupsflour

2 teaspoonsbaking soda

2 teaspoonsbaking powder

½ teaspoonsalt

2 teaspoonsground cinnamon

3 cupsgrated carrots

1 cupchopped pecans

½ cupbutter

softened

8 ozcream cheese

softened

4 cupspowdered sugar

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 cupchopped pecans

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake. Enjoy!!😀