Best Carrot Cake Recipe
This carrot cake is super moist and topped with luscious cream cheese icing. This recipe comes from my best friend Linda, and it's the best I have tasted so far.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups carrots, grated
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped, optional
Cream Cheese Icing:
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon orange juice
- 3 or 4 cups icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Combine the dry ingredients (the first 5 in the list) in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix the sugar, oil, eggs, carrots, and walnuts well. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix together well.
- Bake at 350ºF for about an hour. Stick in a fork or toothpick to check for doneness.
To Make the Icing:
- Cream the cream cheese until it is soft and smooth.
- Add the other ingredients and mix together well.
Nutrition
Calories: 744kcalCarbohydrates: 100gProtein: 6gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 474mgPotassium: 202mgFiber: 2gSugar: 83gVitamin A: 4693IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 1mg
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