Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
My fiance LOVES carrot cake, and yesterday was his birthday so I decided to look for a carrot cake recipe. He was very specific that he wanted pineapple, coconut and lots of nuts in his carrot cake. I made this cake with a few modifications and he LOVES it!
carrot cake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. carrot cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make carrot cake:
- Prepare 2 cup flour
- Make ready 2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Take 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Prepare 2 cup granulated sugar
- Prepare 1 cup vegetable oil
- Prepare 4 eggs
- Prepare 2 cup grated carrots
- Take 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained
- Get 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts)
- Take 8 oz cream cheese
- Make ready 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- Take 3 1/2 cup icing sugar
- Make ready 2 tsp vanilla
In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Get Carrot Cake Recipe from Food Network.
Steps to make carrot cake:
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- Sift flour; add baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
- Add sugar and oil and beat until fluffy and creamy
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well between additions
- Add pineapple, carrots and nuts
- Pour into a greased and floured 9" round cake pan
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 40-45 minutes or until tester comes out clean. cool completely.
- Combine cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla and mix well
- Split cake in half ; fill and frost
For a gluten-free carrot cake, swap the flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend. Baking soda helps the cake to rise. Salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract make the cake taste amazing. Oil keeps the cake nice and moist — any neutral flavored oil will work. What Ingredients Make The Perfect Carrot Cake?
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