The Best Ever Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, soft
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together.
• 2 combine oil and sugar in a very large mixing bowl, then beat thoroughly with electric mixer.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 sift flour mixture into egg mixture and beat thoroughly.
• 5 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 6 spread batter evenly into a well greased and floured 9 x 13 pan, or 2 loaf pans.
• 7 bake in preheated oven.
• 8 cream cheese frosting: combine ingredients and beat in a little milk if needed.
• 9 spread onto cooled cake.