# Carrot Cake

This recipe provides instructions on how to make a delicious carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, including optional additions like walnuts and pineapple.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 48 min
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 eggs
- 1.75 cups sugar
- 1.33 cups vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 0.75 cup crushed pineapple
- 2.5 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 12 oz cream cheese
- 1.5 stick butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2.25 cups powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
2. Add grated carrots, crushed pineapple, and optional chopped walnuts.
3. Incorporate flour, baking soda, and kosher salt.
4. Mix until well combined.
5. Pour batter into two 8 or 9-inch round baking pans.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 42-48 minutes.
7. Make cream cheese frosting by mixing cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.
8. Once the cakes are cool, frost them.
9. Use leftover cake scraps to create a crumb topping for the outer edge.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- spatula
- round baking pans (8 or 9 inch)
- oven
- electric mixer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjNWoeGh/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d92f17ca-8c52-4077-91c9-5dcba89e2cfb
- Extracted: 2025-04-17

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