Viral Carrot Cake

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Shred carrots, measure raisins, drain crushed pineapple (draining juice onto raisins), and crush pecans or walnuts.
  2. 2Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and eggs in a bowl and mix well with a hand mixer.
  3. 3Add all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda to the wet mixture and mix again until almost combined.
  4. 4Fold in the shredded carrots.
  5. 5Fold in the drained pineapple.
  6. 6Fold in the plumped raisins.
  7. 7Pour the cake batter into a 9x13 inch pan.
  8. 8Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 to 55 minutes.
  9. 9Place the cake in the fridge to speed up the cooling process.
  10. 10For the icing, mix cream cheese and butter until creamy.
  11. 11Add vanilla extract and heavy cream or milk to the cream cheese mixture.
  12. 12Gradually add icing sugar, starting with a fork before using a mixer to prevent a mess.
  13. 13Fold about half of the crushed walnuts or pecans into the icing.
  14. 14Ice the cooled carrot cake.
  15. 15Garnish the top of the cake with the remaining crushed walnuts.

Ingredients

  • 5 shredded carrots
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 398 ml can crushed pineapple
  • 1 cup crushed pecans or walnuts
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 blocks cream cheese
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
  • 3 cups icing sugar

Equipment

hand mixer9x13 panovenfork

Tips

  • Do all your prep work first to make the recipe less overwhelming.
  • Drain pineapple juice onto raisins to plump them up.
  • If you don't like raisins, leave them out along with the pineapple juice, using only drained pineapple.
  • If you don't want nuts, leave them out without substitution.
  • When making icing, start mixing with a fork before using a mixer to avoid a mess.