The Best Ever Carrot Cake
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Recipe type: dessert
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Serves: 24 cupcakes
 
moist and delicious carrot cake, can use recipe for cupcakes as well
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 4 beaten eggs
  • 3 cups finely grated raw carrots
  • Icing
  • 1 small box confectioner's sugar
  • 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 3½ oz. can coconut or pkg shredded coconut
  • 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Stir together dry ingredients and add oil, eggs and carrots and mix well.
  2. Bake in three 8" layers at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
  3. Make sure pans are greased and floured.
  4. Can be baked in a 9 x 13 pan at 350 for 40 min or until firm in center.
  5. You can also fill a muffin tin ¾ full and bake at 350 roughly 20 minutes for cupcakes.
  6. Icing
  7. Cream softened butter and sugar.
  8. Add softened cream cheese and beat until smooth.
  9. Add vanilla, nuts and coconut.
Recipe by JOYFUL scribblings at https://www.joyfulscribblings.com/2013/05/the-best-ever-carrot-cake/