I have made this cake because i love carrot cake..and believe me...it is the BEST one i have ever made.....
I printed it out and thought i had lost it but found it again...good thing..i didn't know how to find this recipe again...
So i took this time to go back to this recipe again to tell everyone that they need to make this because it is AWESOME like it says in the description..!
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white 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
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.
- Enjoy!
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victoria812 (1 discussion) on Feb 14, 2010 at 04:00 PM
Comment by: vickie54 (no discussions) on May 17, 2011 at 05:43 PM
A friend of mine at work made this cake and it is so awesome, very good.
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curlytop (1 discussion) on Aug 11, 2009 at 04:52 PM
There are no carrots in the recipe, I will assume about 1 lb, around 3 cups, since it is very similar to m own carrot cake recipe. I will also add raisins.
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ddbnana (9 discussions) on Sep 5, 2005 at 08:46 PM
I love Carrot Cake. This looks like an awesome recipe, can't wait to try it. Thank you.
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kln072 (9 discussions) on Aug 28, 2005 at 06:07 PM
One of my favorites is carrot cake. This sounds great.
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LovelyLadyinPDX (1 discussion) on Aug 11, 2005 at 07:04 PM
I made this last night and it was AWESOME!
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smilingangel (1 discussion) on Aug 7, 2005 at 08:37 AM
Yummy! Made for my DH last night, who hates carrots, and he LOVED it. Had no idea. Heheh
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saint6811 (16 discussions) on Aug 5, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Classic dessert, delicious! The frosting is to die for!
