# Southern Living Carrot Cake

This cake recipe made it onto the cover of Southern Living in 2021.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- oil
- sugar
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- ginger
- flour
- carrots
- pecans
- crushed pineapple
- coconut
- eggs
- egg white
- cinnamon sugar
- egg yolk
- cream
- brown sugar
- butter
- cream cheese

## Instructions

1. Add oil, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt to a bowl and whisk
2. Add flour, carrots, pecans, crushed pineapple, coconut and eggs.
3. Spread batter on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in a sheet pan for 30 minutes.
5. Whip egg whites.
6. Add pecans, brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon sugar and egg whites to a bowl and mix.
7. Spread ingredients to a baking sheet.
8. Set those aside to cool.
9. Add egg yolk, cream and brown sugar in a pot and whisk.
10. Make cream cheese frosting that uses a two to one ratio of cream cheese to butter.
11. Cut the cake in four equal parts.
12. Layer all the ingredients.

## Tips

- This cake is oil based.
- It's predominantly flavored with cinnamon and ginger
- This batter is super forgiving so even if you forget to add the eggs until the end, it'll still turn out perfectly

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C4gPQnA6i/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/764a2c27-e09f-4594-a362-3b640b514ded
- Extracted: 2025-05-12

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