Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Cake:
1 cup canola or vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cup sugar
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups carrots, grated or finely chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup sweetened coconut
1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
Frosting:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
dash salt
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat your oven to 350°. Into your stand mixer, or large mixing bowl place 1 cup oil, 4 eggs and
2 cups of sugar. Blend them together on medium speed until smooth and slightly frothy, should take
about 2-3 minutes. In a separate bowl combine 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon
baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add the dry ingredients to your mixer
and beat until well combined and smooth. Grate yourself 3 cups of carrots. Or, if you are kind of lazy
and sometimes slice the skin off your knuckles when you grate carrots (like me) then just toss them
into a food processor or small blender. The carrots, not our knuckles. Please. Keep your knuckles
free from the blade, man. Add the carrots to your batter. Toss in 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup coconut and
1/4 cup chopped pecans. Mix just until combined. Spray a large cookie sheet (mine is 15 x 10) with
cooking spray and pour your batter into it. Pop the pan into the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until
the cake springs back when lightly tapped, or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven and cool completely. To make the heavenly frosting of wonder and
bliss toss 1 package softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter into a medium sized bowl.
Beat the two together until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 4 cups powdered sugar and a dash of
salt. Mix until smooth, silky and fabulous. When the cake is cool spoon the frosting onto it. Then
spread the frosting out with a knife. Slice, serve and enjoy! |
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