Carrot Cake

By izzie

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsps. baking soda
• 2 tsps. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsps. ground cinnamon
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.

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

Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 bminutes, 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 tsp. vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stor in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.