Joy’s carrot cake with cream cheese icing

 
                 Joy’s Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
 
 Recipe By     : Best Friends Café
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          cake flour
    2      cups          sugar
    1      tsp           baking soda
    1      tsp           salt
    2      tsp           baking powder
    2      tsp           ground cinnamon
    1 1/4  cups          corn oil
    3      large         eggs
    2      tsp           pure vanilla extract
    2      cups          finely grated carrots
    1      cup           chopped pecans or walnuts
    1      cup           drained crushed pineapple
                         Cream Cheese Icing
    4      oz.           cream cheese, softened
    2      Tbls          cream or Mocha Mix
    1      tsp           pure vanilla extract
      1/2  tsp           salt
    2      cups          confectioners’ sugar
      1/2  cup           chopped pecans or walnuts
      1/2  cup           raisins
      1/2  cup           flaked coconut
 
 For the cake:
 
 Measure cake flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, baking powder, and 
 cinnamon into large mixing bowl. Stir with wire whisk to mix and fluff 
 (this avoids sifting).  Add oil and beat 2 mins. on medium speed of 
 electric mixer, scraping down sides of bowl.  Add eggs and vanilla; 
 beat 2 more mins.  Add carrots, nuts, and pineapple and mix by hand or 
 on low speed of mixer.  Pour into 2 well-greased and floured 9-inch, or 
 three 7-or 8-inch cake pans.  Bake in preheated 325 F oven for 45 to 50 
 mins, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.  Remove 
 from oven; cool 15 mins, then turn out on rack.  Frost with Cream 
 Cheese Icing.
 
 Cream Cheese Icing:
 
 Beat together cream cheese and cream; stir in vanilla. Beat 5 minutes, 
 or until smooth and fluffy.  Add salt and sugar, one cup at a time, 
 blending well after each addition.  Stir in nuts, raisins, and coconut.
 
 
 
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