Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit (or180 degrees Celcius).
  2. Grease pan of your choice.
  3. In a medium to large bowl to make the cream cheese frosting, combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
  4. Using a hand mixer, mix everything together until it is light, soft and creamy.
  5. In a large bowl to make the carrot cake, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.
  6. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon onto mixture.
  7. Stir in the 3 cups of grated carrots.
  8. Fold in 1 cup of chopped pecans.
  9. Pour the batter into greased pan.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes depending on your oven's temperature.
  11. Allow the carrot cake to cool down for at least 10 minutes.
  12. Place on a wire rack to cool for an additional 10 minutes.
  13. Apply the cream cheese frosting onto your cooled carrot cake.
  14. Store your cream cheese frosting in the fridge while waiting for cake to bake or make frosting AFTER while cake is baking. Both ways is fine.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1537.17 Kcal (6436 kJ)
Calories from fat 546.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 60.71g 93%
Cholesterol 191.37mg 64%
Sodium 816.88mg 34%
Potassium 641.74mg 14%
Total Carbs 243.28g 81%
Sugars 199.18g 797%
Dietary Fiber 6.73g 27%
Protein 14.9g 30%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 22%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 190.1mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 366.38 Kcal (1534 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.47g 93%
Cholesterol 45.61mg 64%
Sodium 194.7mg 34%
Potassium 152.96mg 14%
Total Carbs 57.99g 81%
Sugars 47.47g 797%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g 27%
Protein 3.55g 30%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 22%
Iron 0.6mg 13%
Calcium 45.3mg 19%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 35
    Points
  • 43
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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