Best Ever Carrot Cake

5.0(9)

My Mom has been making this one for years! This is what I requested as my B-day cake all growing up. Tastes soooooo good. The cream cheese icing is the best part. One of those recipes that everyone always asks her to make for all sorts of things.

by Kristi·published 2005-03-30

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Dessert

Servings

12 serving(s)

Total time

1h 20m

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

772 kcal

Ingredients (13)

serves

4 eggsegg
2 cups sugarsugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oilvegetable-oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extractvanilla-extract
5 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby foodcarrot
2 teaspoons baking sodabaking-soda
2 teaspoons baking powderbaking-powder
3 teaspoons cinnamoncinnamon
2 cups flourflour
1/2 cup butterbutter
8 ounces cream cheesecream-cheese
16 ounces confectioners' sugarsugar
2 teaspoons vanillavanilla

Instructions (7 steps)

01Combine all cake ingredients until well blended.
02Bake in a greased and floured pans at 350 F (for round layers, approx 40 minutes; for 10x14 sheet cake or bundt pan, approx 60 min).
03Test with toothpick for doneness - this is a very moist cake!
04

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