Dinner

Carrot Cake is for Dessert, Dinner.

Carrot Cake takes several minutes to prepare.

Carrot Cake takes 50 minutes to cook.

Carrot Cake makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Carrot Cake are:

4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tesp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups grated carrots
1 cup raisins (not packed)
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1/2 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, low fat, softened
4 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped

Here is how you make Carrot Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 tesp vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots and raisins. Fold in pecans or walnuts.3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clen. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Can also be cooled and iced in the pan.4. To make frosting, in a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspon vanilla. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped nuts. Frost the cooled cake.Serving Size: 18 piecesNumber of Servings: 18Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CARNELIAF.

The nutritional information for Carrot Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 575.8

• Total Fat: 31.1 g
• Cholesterol: 57.1 mg
• Sodium: 371.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 70.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 6.3 g