Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting


Course : Cakes
Serves: 16
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Ingredients:


2 Cups flour

1 Teaspoon baking powder

1 Teaspoon baking soda

1/2 Teaspoon salt

2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon

8 ounce unsweetened crushed pineapple -- undrained

2 large eggs

3/4 Cup plus

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/4 Cup vegetable oil

3/4 Cup buttermilk

2 Teaspoons vanilla extract

2 Cups shredded carrots

1 spray vegetable cooking spray

8 ounce lt. process cream cheese product
 

Preparation / Directions:


Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well. Set aside. Drain pineapple, reserving 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoonfuls juice. Set pineapple and juice aside. Beat eggs in a large bowl at high speed of an electric mixer 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Gently stir in flour mixture, reserved pineapple, and shredded carrot. Pour batter into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan. Beat cream cheese and reserved pineapple juice in a small bowl at high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Spread over cooled cake, and cut into squares.


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