Kid-Friendly Carrot Cake

Name: Kid-Friendly Carrot Cake
Ingredients: Cake; 1 1/3 cups oil; 2 cups Granulated Sugar; 4 Eggs; 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 2 teaspoons Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1/2 teaspoon Ground Mace; 3 cups Grated Raw Carrots; 1/2 cup Chopped Nuts; Frosting; 8 tablespoons Butter (softened); 12 ounces Cream Cheese (softened); 5 cups Powdered Sugar; 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

18 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Cake
1 1/3 cups oil
2 cups Granulated Sugar
4 Eggs
2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon Ground Mace
3 cups Grated Raw Carrots
1/2 cup Chopped Nuts
Frosting
8 tablespoons Butter (softened)
12 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
5 cups Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3- 9? round cake pans.
2

Beat oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla together. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ground mace together into a medium-sized bowl. Into the egg mixture, add flour and oil alternately until well combined. Stir in carrots and nuts.
3

Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes then turn cakes out onto cooling racks.
4

While cake bakes, blend the margarine and cream cheese together. Slowly add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
5

After cakes cool, begin stacking the layers, icing in between layers then on top of final layer and around sides. Sprinkle with extra nuts if desired. Enjoy!