How to Make Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Calories

Awesome Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

(nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.) topped with a cream cheese frosting, the cake was a hit with kids and grownups alike.

Recipe Summary Awesome Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

This straightforward recipe delivers moist, dense, and delicious carrot cake with pineapple under a cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients | Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Calories

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

Directions

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.

Info | Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Calories

prep: 30 mins cook: 40 mins additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr 40 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 1 - 9x13 inch cake

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