Shortcut Carrot Cake

Name: Shortcut Carrot Cake
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams crushed pineapple, drained; 227 grams cups shredded carrots (about; 454 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix); 227 grams Cool Whip Topping, thawed; 79 milliliters oil (or as called for by your cake mix); 237 milliliters chopped pecans, divided; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 510 grams box spice cake mix; 315 milliliters water (or as called for by your cake mix)

Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 379 calories, 5g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 18. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have oil, carrots, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.

Instructions

1 PREHEAT oven to 350°F, and spray baking pans with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350°F.2 Prepare cake mix batter as directed on package, stirring in carrots, pineapple and 3/4 cup of the pecans until well blended.3

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Cooking Spray

Pineapple

Cake Mix

Carrot

Pecans

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Baking Pan

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Pour into 2 (9-inch) square baking pans.4

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Bake 25 to 30 minute or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool.5 MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer or wire whisk until well blended.6 Stir in whipped topping until well blended.7 PLACE 1 cake layer on serving plate.8

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Whipped Topping

Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Whisk

Spread with 1-1/2 cups of the cream cheese mixture.9 Carefully place second cake layer on top of first cake layer.10 Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream cheese mixture.11

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Cream Cheese

Spread

Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.12 Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Pecans