Recipe: Perfect Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake. I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.

Sometimes pecans, pineapple, and shredded coconut is added in the mix. The origins of carrot cake are disputed. How to make carrot cake from scratch. You can have Carrot Cake using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

1. You need 2 cups of all purpose flour - sifted.
2. Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
3. Prepare 2 tsp of baking powder.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon powder.
5. It's 1 tsp of nutmeg powder.
6. Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.
8. Prepare 4 of eggs.
9. You need 1.5 cups of granulated sugar.
10. It's 3/4 cup of vegetable oil.
11. Prepare 1 (250 gms) of tin of sliced pineapple.
12. It's 3 cups of grated carrots.
13. You need of frosting:.
14. It's 100 gms of cream cheese.
15. Prepare 2 slices of pineapple - crushed.
16. You need to taste of Powdered sugar.

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Carrot Cake instructions

1. Sift flour. Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and baking soda..
2. Add in grated carrots and toss.
3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar, add in the oil and 1 cup of drained pineapple juice..
4. Chop pineapple - you need 1 cup. Toss this into the dry mix..
5. Pour in egg mixture into dry mix till no lumps. Don’t overmix!.
6. For frosting, crush 2-3 pineapple slices. Add in cream cheese and one tablespoon of powdered sugar at a time till you each desired sweetness..
7. Let Cake cool to room temp before spreading a thin layer of frosting on top..
8. Enjoy!.
9. Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 until toothpick comes out clean!.

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