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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Carrot Recipe
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    yogichef's Notes: A carrot cake that has evolved over the years. I just kept adding one more thing until I go there. It is a pretty popular cake. It freezes beautifully unfrosted. I cannot tell you how often...

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Serves 12

  1. Cream sugar and the eggs for about 2 minutes with an electric mixer.

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  2. Add all the other ingredients. Mix Well.

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  3. Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees Butter and line 2 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper.

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  4. Split the batter between the 2 pans and bake for 50-60 minutes. Tester should just come out clean.

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Cream Cheese Frosting:

4 tablespoons Butter, At Room Temperature Ask a question about this ingredient

8 ounces Cream Cheese at Room Temperature Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4-1/2 Box of Powdered Sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

2 teaspoons Vannila Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.

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  2. When cake has cooled completly, frost and layer the cake. I liek to toast coconut and adhear it to the frosted sides of the cake. I have also done this with toasted chopped walnuts. This cake freezes beautiful UNFROSTED!!! Defrost before fosting

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