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Awesome Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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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 | Cream Cheese Frosting

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 | Cream Cheese Frosting

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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