Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 6 mediums carrots rinsed, peeled, and grated on a box grater; 118 milliliters flaked coconut; 532 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 packages ounces cream cheese, softened; 4 larges eggs at room temperature, slightly beaten; 2 Tbsps flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons grated nutmeg; 10 servings Photos by Diane Cu & Todd Porter www.whiteonricecouple.com; 1 Pre-heat oven F; 1 rack Adjust the oven to the center of the oven; 118 milliliters raisins; 237 milliliters canola oil or safflower oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp sour cream; 473 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 8 Tbsps unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature; 10 servings Unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 118 milliliters almonds, chopped pecans or walnuts, to sprinkle over the cake; 177 milliliters chopped walnuts; 10 servings Face book; 10 servings Filed under: Desserts, Recipes; 10 servings FOODILY/cristinaferrare; 2012 May 10, Recipes; 10 servings Opensky/cristinaferrare; 10 servings Oprah.com

This recipe makes 10 servings with 746 calories, 11g of protein, and 44g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It will be a hit at your Easter event. If you have prepare the pans, cream cheese, photos by diane cu & todd porter www.whiteonricecouple.com, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sift together the 2 cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a mixing bowl for a mixer fitted with a paddle.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Blender

Add the sugar, oil, eggs, carrots, coconut, walnuts, and raisins.

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Carrot

Coconut

Raisins

Walnuts

Sugar

Egg

Cooking Oil

Mix just until blended. Do not overmix. Divide the cake batter evenly between the two cake pans, and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool the cakes for 5 minutes; then use a butter knife to loosen the cakes from the sides of the cake pans. Turn over onto a cooling rack, and let rest until completely cool.CREAM CHEESE FROSTINGPhotos by Diane Cu & Todd Porter www.whiteonricecouple.com

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Porter

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Butter Knife

Wire Rack

Toothpicks

Oven

To make the creamy cream cheese frosting, combine the cream cheese and butter in a mixer fitted with a paddle, and mix together for 1 minute.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese

Butter

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Blender

Add the sour cream and mix.

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Sour Cream

Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla and whip until creamy smooth.To frost the cake, cover the top of one layer of the cake with a thick layer of frosting.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Vanilla

Place the second cake layer on top, and use the rest of the frosting to cover the top and sides of the whole cake. I like to add frosting only on top! If desired, use a cake decorator with a tip that makes pretty floral designs to embellish the top of the cake.

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Frosting

Sprinkle sliced almonds, chopped pecans, or walnuts over the top, if desired, for a professional-looking cake.Twitter @cristinacooks https://twitter.com/#!/CRISTINACOOKSFace book http://on.fb.me/mal0C4Oprah.com http://myown.oprah.com/search/index.html?q=critina%20ferrareFOODILY/cristinaferrare http://www.foodily.com/u/cristinaferrarecooks

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Pecan Pieces