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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Moist spicy carrot cake with cream cheese icing
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword carrot,cake,cream cheese icing,spices
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 454kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 cups grated carrots

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 8 tablespoons butter (softened)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Combine all dry ingredients.
  • Add oil and vanilla, then add eggs, one at a time mixing after each addition.
  • Stir in grated carrots.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake on center rack of the preheated oven for approximately 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
  • Cool completely on wire rack.

Icing

  • Add all icing ingredients into electric mixer and mix until thoroughly combined and fluffy.
  • Ice top of cooled cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 543mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 5925IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg