Recipes

Carrot Cake

Jen Onsgard

Carrot Cake

Jen Onsgard

icon carrot cake“Requested annually for Father’s Day or my dad’s birthday.”

icon carrot cake“Requested annually for Father’s Day or my dad’s birthday.”

Ingredients

  • Dry Ingredients:
    • 2 cups flour
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 2 tsp cinnamon
    • 2 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 cup flaked coconut
    • 2 cups grated carrots
  • Wet Ingredients:
    • 4 beaten eggs
    • 1.5 cups canola oil
    • 2 tsp vanilla
    • 1 – 8.5 ounce can crushed pineapple (not drained)
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
    • 2 – 8 ounce packages of cream cheese softened
    • ¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) of butter, softened
    • 4 cups powdered sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two round 8″ or 9″ cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
  3. Stir in all the wet ingredients at once.
  4. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35-45 minutes.
  5. While cake is cooling, mix the cream cheese blocks together until smooth. Add butter and vanilla and mix. Finally, add powdered sugar and mix.
  6. Frost the cakes and serve!
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