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Ingredients
- Butter, for pans
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, optional
Directions
Frosting:
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick salted butter, room temperature
- 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round pans; Line bottom of the pans with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add eggs and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer, blend until combined. Add carrots and pecans, if using.
Pour into pans. Bake for approximately 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans, place on waxed paper and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting:
Add all ingredients, except nuts, into a medium bowl and beat until fluffy using a hand mixer. Stir in the nuts. Spread frosting on top of each cake layer. Stack the cakes on a serving plate and serve.
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By shinigamirabbit
Modesto, CA
on February 14, 2012
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when baking this recipe for the first time today i changed it up because i realized too late i didnt have enough oil so i subed 1 cup of the oil for the same of butter. then i added a small bit of fresh nutmeg in it as well. i made them into cupcakes and they came out very good!
By ohio sue
on February 08, 2012
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This cake was a hit at my friends birthday party. I especially loved the iceing. It was light and fluffly unlike the cream cheese iceings I have made before. They all wanted a slice to take home :
By giainlove
on February 05, 2012
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This was a very simple recipe to follow. However, after the first time, I made a few changes. I use 1 cup of oil and 1/2 cup of milk to make it moist and less heavy (her recipe calls for 1.5 cups of oil. I also added a bit of ginger and nutmeg to the dry mix.
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