DELUXE CARROT CAKE

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Elevate your normal carrot cakes with My Food and Family's Deluxe Carrot Cake. Cover your cake with tangy cream cheese frosting and toasted walnuts and coconut. This recipe takes it up a notch for a truly unforgettable Deluxe Carrot Cake.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Cakes

Time 1h40m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
2-1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup raisins
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
2 tsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts
1/4 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, toasted

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Beat eggs, oil and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in carrots and raisins. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; invert onto wire racks. Gently remove pans; cool cakes completely.
Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in milk and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition.
Fill and frost cake layers with cream cheese mixture. Combine nuts and coconut; sprinkle over frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g