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Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

Eat as much of this carrot cake as you'd like, carrots are good for you!

By Lissa Alexander /

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Try Yaya carrots in this delicious carrot cake recipe

An excellent source of vitamin A, carrots are said to reduce the risk of certain cancers and to improve your skin and eyesight. ‘Yaya’ is a sweet and chunky hybrid that will enhance any dish with its bright-orange colour while its sugary flavour may make it the perfect choice for a batch of scrumptious carrot cake. Available by mail order from The Cook’s Garden.
 

Carrot Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Grow your own carrots

Grow carrots in a container Plant Companions: Carrots & Cosmos

4 eggs 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3 cups grated carrots 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup butter, softened 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 4 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. 2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan. 3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. 4. To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.