carrot cake
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I prepare it for my friends and family at social gatherings
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Ingredients For carrot cake
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4eggs
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1 1/2vegetable oil
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1 3/4 csugar
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2 cunbleached all purpose flour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1 Tbspcinnamon
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1/2 tspnutmeg
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1/4 tspginger
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2 1/2 cfinely grated carrots
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1 cshredded sweet coconut
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1 can8 oz of crushed pineapple drained
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1 cchopped pecans or walnuts
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icing
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8 ozcream cheese @ room temperature
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6 Tbspbutter @ room temperature
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1 tspvanilla extract
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4 cconfectioner's sugar
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2-4 Tbsphalf & half or milk
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1/4 tspginger
How To Make carrot cake
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1In a large mixing bowel, beat the eggs and add oil while mixer is running. Add vanilla, then slowly add the sugar. Beat for about 3 minutes to form a thick lemon colored mixture.
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2Whisk together the dry ingredients and then slowely add them to the wet ingredients. Continue to mix until all the ingredients are mixed completly.
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3Pour the batter into two 9 inch round bake pans that have been sprayed with Bakers's Joy. Shake the pans or gently drop them on the counter to get rid of any bubbles.
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4Cream Cheese Icing Combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a bowl along with the ginger and beat them until they are light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating well. Add the half and half or milk 1 Tablespoon at a time until the icing can be spread nicely.
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