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All Time Best Carrot Cake

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Recipe

One of the best carrot cakes I've ever had with a decadent cream cheese frosting.

 

Yield

16 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

60 min
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cake
½ cup cocoa powder
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups sugar
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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4 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 ½ cups vegetable oil
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2 cups carrots
grated
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1 cup pineapple, canned, crushed
undrained
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Icing
8 ounces cream cheese
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1 x butter
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1 x powdered sugar
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½ cup coconut
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1 cup nuts
chopped
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cake
118 ml cocoa powder
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473 ml all-purpose flour
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473 ml sugar
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1E+1 ml baking soda
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4 large eggs
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5 ml vanilla extract
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355 ml vegetable oil
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473 ml carrots
grated
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237 ml pineapple, canned, crushed
undrained
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Icing
231.2 ml/g cream cheese
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1 x butter
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1 x powdered sugar
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118 ml coconut
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237 ml nuts
chopped
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Combine cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.

In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, vanilla, and oil.

Add egg mixture to cocoa mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots and pineapple and Pour into three 9 inch round greased cake pans.

Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool cake.

Icing: combine cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar and beat well. Fold in coconut and nuts.

Spread on carrot cake and refrigerate until ready to serve.



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Comments


K

What does the "X" stand for in the icing recipe?

John

x in the recipe stands for "as much as needed" it depends on your tastes or what makes sense

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 114g (4.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 47162% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 32g 50%
Saturated Fat 8g 38%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 141mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3g 10%
Sugars g
Protein 13g
Vitamin A 51% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 4% Iron 11%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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