How to Make Carrot Cake

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This moist cake will be perfect for your next get-together.

To complete this How-To you will need:

1 stick salted butter, plus more for pans
2 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1½ c. vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 c. grated carrots
16 oz. cream cheese
16 oz. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 9" round cake pans
Parchment paper
1½ c. pecans, chopped (optional)

Step 1: Prepare pans

Line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper. Then grease the paper and dust it with flour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Mix

Use a hand mixer to combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl.

Step 3: Add ingredients

Mix in the vegetable oil and eggs until blended, and then add the carrots.

Tip: Add 1½ cups chopped pecans to give flavor and crunch to the cake.

Step 4: Pour batter

Pour the batter into the pans and bake for 40 minutes. Then remove the pans from the oven and let the cake cool before frosting.

Step 5: Make frosting

Mix together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in the other mixing bowl to make the frosting.

Step 6: Frost the cake

Frost each layer of cake using the spatula. Carefully stack the cakes on the cake stand. Smooth the frosting on the top and sides of the cake, cut with the cake knife, and serve.

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[VhUgGz]

Carrot cake is the official wedding cake of England.

*The More You Know*

[DylanSilveira]

Thumbs up if u laughed your ass off at 1:15 !!!

[puppet410]

If your in a jungle trying to make carrot cake:

Step 1:find grumpalumpas

Step 2:chop off their carrots

Step 3:If your a complete retard use them as carrots

Step 4:Enjoy

[kittylive316]

"Cut the cake with a knife and serve" No, 'm gonna cut it with a spoon then throw it away!

[GingerSnowSpice]

did you know i hate carrot cake lol

[jkim287391]

DA CAKE IZ A LIES!!!

[CougarPrideIsBoss]

carrots......... hmmm NO DUHH WOW THATS HOWCAST

[RPEmal]

Hhmm yummyy... Will try it this weekend...

[moodyMCmoody]

sorry, but @1:15 looks like poo poo.

[MrsPizzaDesu]

this moist cake

[MaRaTheMeyvn]

@Patriemmanria Zucchini and apples work too but that wouldn't be a carrot cake then :D

[Patriemmanria]

can i substitute the carrots with something?