Carrot Cake
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1½ tsp. baking powder
  • 1½ tsp. baking soda
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • 1½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp. nutmeg
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2¼ cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 3¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp. milk
Instructions
  1. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together oil, butter, eggs and vanilla.
  3. Slowly add dry ingredients to mixture. Batter will be thick.
  4. Add shredded carrots and crushed pineapple with juice.
  5. Pour batter into two greased 9-inch round cake pans.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Frosting- Cream butter (softened, but not melted) and cream cheese with 2 cups powdered sugar.
  8. Add vanilla and, beat well.
  9. Alternate adding rest of powdered sugar with a little milk, beating until consistency to frost.
Recipe by my heart bakes at https://myheartbakes.com/carrot-cake/