My Favorite Birthday Carrot Cake

Name: My Favorite Birthday Carrot Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups Sugar; 1 1/3 cups Coconut Oil (melt into liquid and cool to room temp first); 3 Eggs; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract (separated into 1 tsp each for cake & frosting); 2 cups AP (all-purpose) Flour; 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 2 tsp Baking Soda; 1 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt; 1 pound Carrots, peeled & grated; 1 cup Raisins; 1 cup Chopped Pecans; 8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened at room temp; 1/2 lb Unsalted Butter, at room temp; 2 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted

April 1, 2015

I LOVE carrot cake. It reminds me of eating at the Lincoln Dell in Minneapolis with my Grammy as a child. This recipe makes a delicious dessert or frankly is a wonderful way to begin your day as you sip your morning joe. My daughter ate this for breakfast with steamed milk the other day.

My Favorite Birthday Carrot Cake

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Additional Time

45 minutes

Total Time

2 hours

Ingredients

Yield: 12 servings

2 cups Sugar
1 1/3 cups Coconut Oil (melt into liquid and cool to room temp first)
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Extract (separated into 1 tsp each for cake & frosting)
2 cups AP (all-purpose) Flour
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
1 pound Carrots, peeled & grated
1 cup Raisins
1 cup Chopped Pecans
8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened at room temp
1/2 lb Unsalted Butter, at room temp
2 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two 9" round cake pans with parchment paper.

Step 2

Beat the sugar, oil & eggs together until light yellow. Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Step 3

In another bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, the cinnamon, baking soda & salt.

Step 4

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

Step 5

In a separate bowl toss the carrots, raisins & pecans in 1 T flour. Add this to the batter.

Step 6

Pour half of the batter into each cake pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Step 7

Let cakes cool. For the frosting: mix the cream cheese, butter, 1 tsp vanilla & powdered sugar until smooth.

Step 8

Remove cakes from parchment paper. Frost one cake, then lay the second cake on top and frost both cakes.

Step 9

ENJOY!!!

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posted by Nicole on April 1, 2015
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My Favorite Birthday Carrot Cake

My Favorite Birthday Carrot Cake

Prep Time

Cook Time

Additional Time

Total Time

Ingredients

Yield: 12 servings