Classic Carrot Cake

By mollydahma

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• Ingredients
• 1 * 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple
• 2 * 2 cups shredded carrots
• 4 * 4 eggs
• 1 * 1 cup sugar
• 1 * 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 * 1 cup canola oil
• 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 * 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• *
• 2 * 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
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• 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

* Prep: 30 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling
* Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons juice (discard remaining juice or save for another use). In a large bowl, beat the carrots, eggs, sugars, oil, pineapple and reserved juice until well blended. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into pineapple mixture until blended. Stir in walnuts.
* Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
* For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cake. Yield: 12 servings.