Easter Egg Hunt Carrot Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
1 Cake
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups shredded carrots (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
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For Frosting
- 1 lb cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- green food coloring (optional)
- M&M's peanut chocolate candies or jelly beans, for garnish
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter and flour 2 8-inch round cake pans or doughmakers 9-inch cake pan.
- With a electric mixer, beat the sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, add to egg mixture and beat until smooth.
- Stir carrots and walnuts and pour into prepared pan (s).
- Bake the 9 inch cake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or the two 8 inch layers for 35 to 40 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
- Run a knife around edges and invert cake onto a rack, let cool completely.
- Make Frosting; With electric mixer cream butter, add the cream cheese and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy.
- if using one layer, split it horizontally with a long serrated knife.
- Spread the bottom layer with 1/3 of the frosting, top with the other layer and frost top and sides with the remaining frosting.
- In a bowl, stir the coconut with a few drops of food coloring until all coconut is evenly tinted green.
- Cover with coconut and scatter the candies on top to resemble hidden Easter eggs.
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Reviews
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WOW! Is this ever good!!! Followed directions but omitted coconut and decorations. I did add appx 3/4 cup raisens. The frosting is yummy but makes quite a bit. Next time I think I'll use a 9x13 pan and cut frosting in half. I served this for Easter dessert this year and the men all requested I make it again! Very moist cake. Thanks for sharing!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Barb G.
Sonora, California