Bake It Now: How To Make Layered Carrot Cake
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Pineapple and freshly grated carrot sing of spring sweetness. Nothing is sacrificed in this lightened-up cream cheese frosting; it's just as decadent as you always remembered.
Bake It Now: How To Make Layered Carrot Cake
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
Servings
0
servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 1 1/2 (8-ounce) cans crushed pineapple in juice
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 cups grated carrots
- vegetable cooking spray
- 1 (8-ounce) package 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2 to 4 teaspoons fat-free milk (optional)
Directions
- :::batter:::
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Whisk together pineapple and next 4 ingredients; add pineapple mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in carrots. Pour batter into 2 greased (with cooking spray) and floured (8-inch) round cake pans.
- Bake at 350°F for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans to a wire rack; cool completely (about 1 hour).
- :::frosting:::
- Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar to butter mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. (Do not overbeat.) If desired, beat in up to 4 teaspoons milk to desired consistency. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 2⁄3 cup frosting, and top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.