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Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Cake:
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
3 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 c. grated carrots
8oz crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Frosting:
1/2 c. butter, softened
8oz cream cheese, softened
4 c. confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 9x13" pan.
2. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar brown sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture. Stir in carrots and pineapple. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Bake in oven preheated oven 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserts and comes out clean. Let cool.
5. To make frosting: combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy and frost cooled cake.

 

 

 

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