Best Carrot Cake Ever! Recipe

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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
2052
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
  2. Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  3. Grease and flour two 9 x 1.5 inch round cake pans.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, carrots, vanilla and oil. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until combined.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from pans.
  10. Cool completely on racks.
  11. For the Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  12. Gradually add sugar, beating well until you reach spreading consistency.
  13. You can toast the pecans as garnish. To toast pecans, spread pecans in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.
  14. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Monitor closely and stirring once or twice.
  15. To assemble, you can create a flat, layered cake by cuting off the rounded top portion of each 9 inch cake.
  16. Frost the top of one cake and stack the second cake on top.
  17. Frost the top and sides of the cake.
  18. Press toasted pecans into sides of the cake.
  19. Cover and store frosted cake in the refrigerator until serving time.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2052.27 Kcal (8592 kJ)
Calories from fat 969.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 107.73g 166%
Cholesterol 77.49mg 26%
Sodium 2398.96mg 100%
Potassium 4000.46mg 85%
Total Carbs 256.35g 85%
Sugars 152.92g 612%
Dietary Fiber 4.74g 19%
Protein 22.21g 44%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 255.2mg 26%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 449.69 Kcal (1883 kJ)
Calories from fat 212.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.61g 166%
Cholesterol 16.98mg 26%
Sodium 525.65mg 100%
Potassium 876.57mg 85%
Total Carbs 56.17g 85%
Sugars 33.51g 612%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 19%
Protein 4.87g 44%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 0.5mg 13%
Calcium 55.9mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 49.2
    Points
  • 57
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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