Easiest Way to Prepare Appetizing Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake.

You can have Carrot Cake using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake

1. You need 2 cup of sugar.
2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
3. It's 4 of eggs.
4. You need 2 cup of pastry flour.
5. You need 2 tsp of baking soda.
6. It's 1 tsp of salt.
7. You need 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
8. Prepare 3 cup of raw finely ground carrots.
9. You need 3 cup of powdered sugar.
10. Prepare 12 oz of room temperature cream cheese.
11. You need 1 tbsp of vanilla extract.
12. It's 2 oz of room temperature margarine.

Carrot Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300° F..
2. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon..
3. Fold dry indredients into wet mixture and blend well. Fold in carrots and chopped nuts until well blended. Distribute batter evenly into 3 (9-inch) cake layer pans or one 13 by 9 pan, which have been generously greased. There will be approximately 1 lb 5 oz of batter per pan. Place in preheated oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool layers in pans, for approximately 1 hour. Store layers in pans, inverted, in closed cupboard to prevent drying. Layers must be a minimum of one day old..
4. To remove layers from baking pan, turn upside down, tap edge of pan on a hard surface. Center a 9-inch cake circle on top of revolving cake stand. Remove paper from bottom of layer cake. With a spatula, even spread approximately 3 1/2 oz of frosting on the layer. Center second layer on top of first layer with topside down. Again with a spatula, evenly spread approximately 3 1/2 oz of frosting on the layer. Center third layer on top of second layer with topside down. Using both hands, press firmly but gently, all layers together to get one firm cake. With spatula, spread remainder of frosting to cover top and sides of cake. Refrigerated until needed. Display on counter or cake stand with a plastic cover..
5. Filling and icings:.
6. In a suitable bowl or large mixer, place powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, and margarine. Beat at second speed until thoroughly blended. Hold refrigerated and use as needed..