Carrot Cake Recipe with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake Recipe with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 tsps baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsps McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground; 1/2 tsp McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground; 1 cup oil; 2 cups granulated sugar; 4 eggs; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 3 cups shredded carrots; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple undrained; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 1 tsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 box (16 oz) confectioners' sugar

While carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to enjoy around the Easter holiday, our carrot cake recipe is so irresistible, you'll want to add it to your year-round rotation. Unlike some cakes that boast just one sweet flavor profile accentuated by frosting, this recipe f... Read More Read Less

10m

PREP TIME

45m

COOK TIME

385

CALORIES

16

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 24 Servings

Carrot Cake
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
1 cup oil
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
3 cups shredded carrots
1 cup chopped pecans
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Cake, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan.
2 Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
3 For the Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating well after each addition. Frost cooled cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.