Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

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This Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe with a Cream Cheese Frosting is tender, sweet and so delicious! This recipe is made with less oil than many other carrot cake recipes.
from aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com

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Ingredients

  • Carrot Cake
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup apple sauce
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 ounces block of cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups icing sugar confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • sweetened shredded coconut for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1


Making the Cake

Preheat your oven oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare a 9x13 pan, with either grease and flour, or a baking spray.
In a mixing bowl beat together the eggs, apple sauce, oil, sugars and vanilla.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Stir in the shredded carrots.
Pour into your 9x13 prepared pan.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Making the Frosting

In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and icing sugar, until smooth.

Putting the Cake Together

Let the cake cool in the pan completely before frosting.
Once the cake is cooled, spread the frosting evenly on the cake.

Optional: Sprinkle the frosted cake with the sweetened, shredded coconut.
Cut and serve!

Recipe Notes

If you like pecans or raisins in your carrot cake, feel free to add 1/2 cup of either to the cake batter before baking.

Recipe Tips:

You can use store bought unsweetened applesauce, or you can make your own homemade apple sauce. I made my own with 3 medium sized apples, and mashed it down until it was nice and smooth.
If you like pecans or raisins in your carrot cake, feel free to add a 1/2 cup of either to the cake batter before baking.
Make sure the cake has cooled completely before frosting, or the frosting will melt.

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