The Best Carrot Cake Ever
Made with carrots, pineapple, walnuts, and spices we think this easy sheet cake topped with cream cheese frosting is the best carrot cake ever.
By Yankee Magazine
Apr 11 2022
Carrot cake with grated carrots, pineapple, and walnuts.
Photo Credit : Aimee TuckerMade with carrots, pineapple, walnuts, and spices we think this easy sheet cake topped with cream cheese frosting is the best carrot cake ever.
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Yield:
About 24 two-inch squaresCake
Ingredients
1-3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups lightly packed shredded carrots
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13×9-inch baking pan. In a mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, and vanilla just until combined. At medium speed, beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the carrots, pineapple, and nuts. Stir just until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, place onto a rack, and let cool.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
6 ounces (2 small packages) softened cream cheese
6 tablespoons softened butter
1 teaspoon minced orange peel
2 to 2-1/4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
For frosting: Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Adjust the amount of confectioners’ sugar, depending on how stiff you like the icing to be.