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The Ultimate Carrot Cake

Easter time calls for carrot cake! This recipe is my holiday favorite. It's sweet, moist, and will please the whole crowd. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword Carrot Cake, holiday recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

Carrot Cake batter

Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • In a large bowl add the eggs, buttermilk,oil, and sugar. Mix the ingredients
  • In a separate bowl, add the flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Sift the ingredients.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture with the egg mixture, and mix.
  • In a separate bowl add the shredded carrots, raisins, coconut, and pineapple. Mix.
  • Add the carrot mixture into the cake batter, and fold in.
  • Pour the batter into two 9 inch pan. Be sure to grease and flour them (no need to flour a nonstick pan).
  • Bake for 40 minutes on 350.

Making the Frosting

  • Cream the cream cheese and butter together.
  • Add the confectioners sugar, and vanilla.
  • Mix until smooth