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Yummy Carrot Cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 0

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Large Bowl
  • Medium Bowl
  • Baking Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsps baking soda
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsps ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1  cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup  chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  • In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in a pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  • To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.
Keyword Carrot Cake, Yummy Carrot Cake
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