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Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2½ cups all purpose flour
2 tbsps. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
2 tsps. cinnamon
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup white sugar
1½ cups butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 tsps. pure vanilla extract
3 cups carrots, grated
½ cup pineapple, crushed
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, crushed

Icing:
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ cup salted butter
1 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh (1 large lemon)
2 tsps. pure vanilla extract
3 cups icing sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and sugars. Add butter, one egg and vanilla. Blend on low speed; increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Scrape sides of bowl. Add remaining eggs, one at a time, beating 30 seconds after each addition. Add carrots, pineapple, raisins and walnuts. Blend on low until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth surface with rubber spatula. Bake 60-70 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then invert on rack and cool. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, then add lemon juice and vanilla. Beat until combined and add icing sugar gradually, mixing on low until smooth. Refrigerate one hour to set icing.

 

 

 

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