Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Hey Y'all!

I REALLY wanted to make a Carrot Cake from scratch this year so I did a little research and found this Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. It's definitely a winner!

It smelled so delicious while it was baking, and the Cream Cheese Frosting turned out AMAZING. The most time consuming part for me was shredding the carrots. If you're short on time, buy the pre-shredded carrots and use store bought frosting because sometimes, ain't nobody got time for that 😉 But try to make time for this frosting, ok? It's that good.

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Recipe from Betty Crocker

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40-45 minutes

Servings: 12

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Cake:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded carrots (5 medium)
1 cup chopped walnuts or any nuts (I used pecans)

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 to 3 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups of powdered sugar
Nutmeg if desired

Directions:
1.) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease bottom and sides of 9 X 13 pan with shortening and lightly flour.
2.) In large bowl, beat sugar, oil, and eggs with electric mixer on low about 30 seconds until blended.

3.) Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and salt. Beat on low about 1 minute.
4.) Stir in carrots and nuts.

5.) Pour into pan. Bake 40-45 minutes. Toothpick inserted into middle should come out clean.

6.) Cool pan on cooling rack until completely cool, about 1 hour.

For Frosting:
7.) In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk, and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
8.) While mixing on low speed, gradually add 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time until well blended and smooth.
9.) After adding frosting to cake, top with nuts of your choice and sprinkle on the nutmeg.
10.) Store in refrigerator.

Enjoy!

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