Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Frosting and Icing - Dessert

This straightforward recipe delivers moist, dense, and delicious carrot cake with pineapple under a cream cheese frosting.

Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 1 - 9x13 inch cake

Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

3 cups grated carrots

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 eggs

¾ cup vegetable oil

1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice

¾ cup chopped pecans

3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese

½ cup butter

softened

1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Nutritional Information

Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 369.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4g 8%

Carbohydrates: 46.5g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 1.6g 6%

Sugars: 36.3g

Fat: 19.6g 30%

Saturated Fat: 5.5g 27%

Cholesterol: 48.3mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 2570IU 51%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.6mg 13%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 1.8mg 3%

Folate: 29mcg 7%

Calcium: 38.2mg 4%

Iron: 1mg 5%

Magnesium: 16.9mg 6%

Potassium: 123.9mg 4%

Sodium: 259.8mg 10%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 16%

Calories From Fat: 176.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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