Carrot Cake Supreme
Loaded with carrots, crushed pineapple and pecans or walnuts!
Ingredients
Cake
3 cups grated carrots
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1/2 cup dark raisins (optional)
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting
3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan or a 12 x 3-inch round pan.
Cake
- Combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon.
- Stir in eggs, oil (this cake is VERY moist), vanilla extract, pineapple, raisins (if using) and nuts. Mix well.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until done.
- Let cool.
- Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Combine confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract. Frost the cool cake and decorate top with chopped nuts, if desired.
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