20-minute Carrot Snack Cake

Name: 20-minute Carrot Snack Cake
Cook time: 22 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1.25 cups vegetable oil; 1.5 tsp vanilla extract; 4 eggs (room temp); 3 cups peeled carrots (5 medium carrots); 0.75 cup chopped pecans; 16 oz cream cheese (softened); 8 tbsp unsalted butter (softened); 4 cups powder sugar; 1.5 tsp cinnamon; 1.5 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp heavy cream

This carrot cake is one of my favorites! It is two layers using, two 9x9 baking dishes. Frosted in a cinnamon cream cheese buttercream.

Cook time22 minutes

Ingredients

Carrot Cake

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
2
Grease two 9x9 baking dishes, lined with parchment paper.
3
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
4
Whisk together sugars and oil. Add vanilla extract and eggs and whisk till combined.
5
Fold in flour mixture one cup at a time.
6
Mix in grated carrots and chopped pecans.
7
Pour half of the mixture in each prepared baking dishes.
8
Bake for 20-22 minutes.
9
Make frosting while cake cools. Beat cream cheese and butter till smooth. Add in powder sugar, vanilla extract and heavy cream.
10
Frost cakes and sprinkles crushed pecans on top. Enjoy!

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