Orange-Carrot Cake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Orange-Carrot Cake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 473 milliliters finely grated carrot (about 6 carrots); 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 4 larges eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters milk; 2 teaspoons nutmeg; 59 milliliters orange juice; 1 Tbsp Zest of 1 orange; 473 milliliters pecans, chopped; 0 teaspoons salt; 591 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For $1.3 per serving, this recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 10 servings with 736 calories, 8g of protein, and 44g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, pecans, milk, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Spread chopped pecans on a sheet pan, and toast at 375 for 5 minutes; set aside to cool. Line 2 greased 9-inch round cake pans with wax paper, and set aside.

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Pecan Pieces

Spread

Toast

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Wax Paper

Frying Pan

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Sift together flour and next 4 ingredients. Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed. Reduce speed to medium-low, and add eggs 1 at a time, blending well after each addition.

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Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Measuring Cup

Knife

Bowl

Add milk and half of flour mixture; blend well.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Add remaining flour mixture gradually for a smoother batter.

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All Purpose Flour

Stir in orange zest and juice, vanilla, grated carrot, and toasted nuts. Divide batter evenly into prepared cake pans, and bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted into center of cake comes out clean. (

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Orange Zest