Crazy-Good Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour (can substitute 1 cup with whole wheat flour)
1.5 cups sugar
1 tsp EACH baking powder & baking soda
1 tsp EACH salt & cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 oz (half-brick) cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups icing (confectioners/powdered) sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 325ºF
For cake:
Stir dry ingredients together, and add carrots, oil and eggs.
Beat on high with electric beaters, for 2 minutes.
Bake at 325ºF for 50-60 minutes (check for doneness at 50 mins)
Let cake cool before icing.
For icing:
Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric beaters until well-blended.
Gradually add icing sugar ½ cup at a time, and beat until smooth and creamy.
Slather on top of cooled cake.

Instructions