Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

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Recipe Data

16
Servings
20min
Prep
45min
Total

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    Description

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with substituting the cinnamon and allspice with an equal amount of pumpkin pie spice. In fact, we encourage it!

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    Servings and Ingredients

    Ingredients
    Serves 16
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    2 c. sugar
    4 eggs
    1 ½ c. salad oil
    2 c. flour
    2 tsp. baking soda
    ½ tsp. salt
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    ½ tsp. allspice
    3 c. grated carrots
    1 ½ c. chopped nuts
    1 lbs. powdered sugar
    1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
    8 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
    2 tbsp. vanilla or rum flavoring

    Directions

    1. Grease 2 round cake pans. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    2. Beat sugar and eggs until fluffy. Add oil.
    3. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice together. Slowly add to mixture.
    4. Add carrots and nuts.
    5. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes in prepared pans. Cool 10 minutes in pans and remove layers.
    6. Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Frost cooled cake.

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    610 Calories per serving

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 41g
    • Cholesterol: 85mg
    • Sodium: 270mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 62g
    • Protein: 5g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Vitamin A 80%
    0%
    Vitamin C 2%
    0%
    Iron 8%
    0%
    Calcium 4%