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    Carrot Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    Cake
    -4 eggs
    -1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
    -2 cups white sugar
    -2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    -2 cups all-purpose flour
    -2 teaspoons baking soda
    -2 teaspoons baking powder
    -1/2 teaspoon salt
    -2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    -3 cups grated carrots
    -1 cup chopped pecans

    Frosting:
    -1/2 cup butter, softened
    -8 ounces cream cheese, softened
    -4 cups confectioners' sugar
    -1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    -1 cup chopped pecans

    Recipe



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

    -In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
    -Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
    -Stir in carrots.
    -Fold in pecans.
    -Pour into prepared pan.

    -Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
    -Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

    To Make Frosting:
    -In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
    -Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
    -Stir in chopped pecans.
    -Frost the cooled cake.


 

 

 


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