Three-Layer Carrot Cake

Name: Three-Layer Carrot Cake
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 710 milliliters finely grated carrots; 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 355 milliliters confectioners sugar, sifted; 680 grams cream cheese, chilled; 4 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, sifted after measuring; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp ground Ceylon cinnamon; 237 milliliters light brown sugar; 296 milliliters peanut oil; 355 milliliters chopped pecans; 355 milliliters pecans, chopped, not too finely; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 Tbsps (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

For $1.57 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 596 calories, 8g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up vanilla, flour, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It will be a hit at your Easter event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Lightly butter and flour the cake pans.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Put the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and cocoa in a mixing bowl, and whisk together to blend.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Put the sugars in a large mixing bowl, and whisk in the peanut oil. Then whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time, followed by the vanilla. When fully blended, add the flour mixture all at once, and mix just until smooth. Stir in the grated carrots and the pecans. Divide the batter evenly between the 3 cake pans. Drop each pan sharply onto the counter from a height of about 6 inches to remove any air pockets.

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Peanut Oil

Carrot

Vanilla

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Bake for 25 minutes, or until the center springs back gently when touched.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and place on cooling racks until completely cooled; then unmold.

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Place 1 of the cake layers, bottom side up, on a cake plate or pedestal. Spoon approximately 1/4 of the frosting onto the layer, and spread it over evenly.

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Frosting

Spread

Place a second layer, bottom side down, on top of the first, and spread with an equal amount of frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Place the final layer, bottom side down, on top of the others and frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Store in a cool but not refrigerated area until ready to serve.

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Frosting

Place the butter in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer.

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Butter

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Mix on medium speed just until the butter begins to become malleable, about 3 to 4 minutes.

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Butter

Add the cream cheese, in pieces, and mix until thoroughly blended. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla, and mix until blended. Increase mixer speed slightly, and continue mixing for 2 to 3 minutes, until the frosting becomes light and fluffy.

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Powdered Sugar