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SOUTHERN CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

This is a recipe for southern carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 437 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for pans
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon REAL Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon orange flavoring
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 ½ cups Chopped Pecans optional
For the Icing
  • 3 blocks of room temperature cream cheese
  • 1 ½ sticks room temperature whole butter
  • 8 oz powdered sugar
  • ¼ Cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • milk to thin, if needed.

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350. Prepare 3 9inch cake pans with either butter and flour or baking spray. Cut three parchment paper disks to insert into the bottom of each cake plan and then place them on top of the baking spray.
  2. In a stand mixer, add the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, almond extract, orange flavoring, carrots and pecans and mix on low until well combined (about 1 minute).
  3. Using a measuring cup, measure out even portions of the batter into each of the three cake pans (about 1 ⅓ cups each).
  4. Bake at 350 until the cake is set and a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
  5. Remove the pans from the oven and allow to cool on a baking rack until cool.
  6. Mix together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract and almond extract until blended creamy (if consistency is too thick, add milk one tablespoon at a time to thin)
Icing the cake
  1. Run a butter knife around the rim of the first cake to release it from the side and then Turn the first cake pan upside down into the palm of your hand. When the cake is removed, peel the parchment paper from the bottom.
  2. Lay the cake on the plate of your cake stand upside down and spoon out about ½ - ¾ cup icing onto the cake. Smooth with a spatula.
  3. Repeat the release of the cake and remove the parchment from the second cake laying it upside down atop the second cake and repeat with the icing.
  4. Repeat the release of the third cake and remove the parchment laying it upside down on the second cake. Spoon the remainder of the icing onto the cake and spread out using a spatula. Carefully smooth the icing over the sides of the cake.

Notes

  • This is a recipe for carrot cake with cream cheese icing please see the post for all of the tips and tricks for the recipe

Nutrition Information

Calories 437kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 74g (25%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 55mg (18%) Sodium 422mg (18%) Potassium 222mg (6%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 54g (108%) Vitamin A 5433IU (109%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 44mg (4%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 437

% Daily Value*

Calories 437kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 74g 25%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 422mg 18%
Potassium 222mg 5%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 54g 108%
Vitamin A 5433IU 109%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 4%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.