Name: Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Grated carrots - 3 cups; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; White sugar - 2 cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 4; Vegetable oil - ¾ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Crushed pineapple with juice - 1 (8 ounce) can; Chopped pecans - ¾ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 3 ½ cups; Neufchatel cheese - 1 (8 ounce) package; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Chopped pecans - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Grated carrots 3 cups

2. All-purpose flour 2 cups

3. White sugar 2 cups

4. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

5. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

6. Salt ½ teaspoon

7. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

8. Eggs 4

9. Vegetable oil ¾ cup

10. Vanilla extract 1 ¼ teaspoons

11. Crushed pineapple with juice 1 (8 ounce) can

12. Chopped pecans ¾ cup

13. Confectioners' sugar 3 ½ cups

14. Neufchatel cheese 1 (8 ounce) package

15. Butter, softened ½ cup

16. Vanilla extract 1 ¼ teaspoons

17. Chopped pecans 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Awesome Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

4 . Stage

To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, Neufchatel cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.