awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
(4 ratings)
Although this is a cake recipe,i thought i'd make cupcakes for Christmas.They were an absolute hit! When i posted the pic on facebook,i had a couple of people ask for the recipe.It's alittle work involved but it's sure worth it!
(4 ratings)
yield
24 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
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3 cgrated carrots
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2 call purpose flour
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2 cwhite sugar
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2 tspbaking soda
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspcinnamon
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4eggs
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1 1/2 cvege oil
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1 1/4 tspvanilla
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1 can8 oz. pineapple,crushed in juice
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3/4 cchopped pecans
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3 1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 pkg8 oz. cream cheese,softened
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1/2 cbutter,softened
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1 1/4 tspvanilla extract
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1 cchopped pecans
How To Make awesome carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour cake pan or use paper-lined cupcake pan.
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2In a large bowl,combine carrots,flour,sugar,baking soda,baking powder,salt and cinnamon.
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3Stir in eggs,oil,1 1/4 vanilla,pineapple and 3/4 cup pecans.Spoon batter into prepared pans.
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4Bake for 30 to 40 miutes or till toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.Allow to cool.
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5TO MAKE FROSTING:In a medium bowl,combine confectioners sugar,cream cheese,1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth,then stir in remaining pecans.I put the frosting in a ziplock bag,snipped off a corner and piped it onto cupcakes.ENJOY!
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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