King Arthur Carrot Cake or Cupcakes

Thoughts Before Cooking:

I didn’t care for the recipe in Carrot Cake Murder, but I had a super big craving for it.

I shopped around until I found the King Arthur website‘s recipe. Now I love the King Arthur Recipes, I used to have a cookie, bar cookie, brownie, and biscotti cookbook; but I’m unsure where I put it in my latest move.

When I find it I will finish making the recipes and post the ones I’ve already made.

Cake Ingredients:

• 1.5 Cups of Vegetable Oil or Safflower Oil
• 2 Cups of Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt
• 4 Large Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Ginger
• 2 Cups of Flour
• 2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda
• 3 Cups of Grated Carrots
• 1.5 Cups of Chopped Pecans or Walnuts (Optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup of Unsalted Butter
• 1 8-0z package of Cream Cheese
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
• 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla or Vanilla Extract
• 2.5-3.5 Cups of Powdered Sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Lightly grease two 9″ pans, a 9 x 13 pan, or line your cupcake pans.
3. Mix together the oil, sugar, salt, eggs, cinnamon, and ginger.
4. Mix the flour and the baking soda separately, then add it in to the previous mixture.
5. Add carrots and nuts, mixing until well-blended.
6. Pour into prepared pans.
7. Bake the cake 35-40 mins or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.
8. Let them cool completely before frosting.
9. Beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth.
10. Add the salt and vanilla.
11. Beat in the sugar.
12. Add milk or cream if frosting is too stiff, if too thin add more sugar.
13. Frost the cake or cupcakes.

Thoughts After Baking:

This was fantastic!

The cake was perfect, not to sweet but not bland.

And the frosting was absolutely delicious. And with the two combined it was beyond words!

I kept eating and eating them, I just couldn’t stop.

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