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Best-Ever Carrot Cake Recipe

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
55 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
15
Yield:
1 (9×13-inch) cake

Ingredients

  • 2cupswhite sugar

  • ¾cupvegetable oil

  • ¾cupbuttermilk

  • 3largeeggs

  • 2teaspoonsvanilla extract, divided

  • 2cupsgrated carrots

  • 1(15 ounce) cancrushed pineapple, drained

  • 1cupflaked coconut

  • 2cupsall-purpose flour

  • 2teaspoonsbaking soda

  • 2teaspoonsground cinnamon

  • 1 ½teaspoonssalt

  • 1cupchopped walnuts

  • 4cupsconfectioners’ sugar

  • 1(8 ounce) packagecream cheese

  • ½cupbutter

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish; set aside.

  2. Mix together sugar, oil, buttermilk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in carrots, pineapple, and coconut. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl; gently stir into carrot mixture. Mix in nuts until incorporated. Spread batter into the prepared dish.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

  4. Beat together confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Frost cooled cake while still in the dish.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe15
Calories604
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
30g 		39%
Saturated Fat
10g 		51%
Cholesterol
69mg 		23%
Sodium
541mg 		24%
Total Carbohydrate
80g 		29%
Dietary Fiber
2g 		8%
Total Sugars
64g
Protein
6g 		12%
Vitamin C
4mg 		4%
Calcium
60mg 		5%
Iron
1mg 		8%
Potassium
213mg 		5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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