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Grandma Hiers' Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups plus more for pans all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

3 cups grated carrots

2 (8 oz) packages room temperature cream cheese

1 stick room temperature salted butter

1 (16 oz) box powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups chopped, (optional) pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round pans; Line bottom of the pans with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add eggs and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer, blend until combined. Add carrots and 1 1/2 cups pecans, if using.

Pour into pans. Bake for approximately 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans, place on waxed paper and allow to cool completely before frosting.
 

Frosting
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 (8 oz) packages room temperature cream cheese

1 stick room temperature salted butter

1 (16 oz) box powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cups chopped, (optional) pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Add cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar into a medium bowl and beat until fluffy using a hand mixer. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts. Spread frosting on top of each cake layer. Stack the cakes on a serving plate and serve.

 

 

 

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