my 13x9 carrot cake with fluffy frosting

Recipe by
Nancy Allen
Wentzville, MO

I've had this recipe along time. This moist cake tastes even more wonderful after a few days to let the flavors come together. I love the fluffy cream cheese frosting on this cake.

yield 12 servings
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For my 13x9 carrot cake with fluffy frosting

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 c
    pineapple, drained
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour, sifted
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    carrots, grated
  • 1 c
    walnuts, chopped
  • FROSTING
  • 2 1/2 c
    confectioners sugar
  • 1/2 stick
    butter, softened
  • 1/4 c
    cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp
    half & half, as needed

How To Make my 13x9 carrot cake with fluffy frosting

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350. In a standard mixer, blend your sugar, oil, eggs, and pineapple together.
  • 2
    Then sift your flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice altogether. Add the flour mixture slowly to pineapple mixture until blended. Then add vanilla, carrots, and walnuts.
  • 3
    Pour batter into a sprayed 13x9 baking dish. Bake one hour or until cake tests done in the center. Remove from oven and let cool one hour.
  • 4
    Frosting-In your mixer blend the confectioners sugar, butter, cream cheese, and half & half plus the vanilla. Mix on medium speed until creamy scraping sides once or twice. Then spread evenly over top of cooled cake. Enjoy!

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