Brian’s Carrot Cake

Name: Brian’s Carrot Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 2 large eggs (lightly beaten); 1 box yellow cake mix (8.25oz); 1 can crushed pineapple (8oz); 1/3 cups Dukes mayonnaise; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 cup carrots (shredded); 1 pkg pecan pieces (2oz); 8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese (room temperature); 1/2 cup butter (softened); 4 cups confectioners sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp lemon extract (optional)

Brian’s Carrot Cake

Camfam Cookery

Indulge in the perfect carrot cake recipe. Moist, flavorful, and topped with cream cheese frosting, this carrot cake is a true delight.

Best with whiskey-butter sauce drizzled before frosting the cake. Still excellent without the booze.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 1 5

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 508 kcal

Ingredients

Cake

2 large eggs lightly beaten
1 box yellow cake mix 8.25oz
1 can crushed pineapple 8oz
⅓ cups Dukes mayonnaise
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup carrots shredded
1 pkg pecan pieces 2oz

Frosting

8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese room temperature
½ cup butter softened
4 cups confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract optional

Instructions

Combine lightly beaten eggs and the remaining 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring until blended.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Spread frosting over top.

Notes

You can drizzle some bourbon/whiskey sauce on top while warm. Simple whisk the booze and butter over medium heat then drizzle over cake before frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 116gProtein: 6gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 656mgPotassium: 205mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 3120IUVitamin C: 7mgVitamin D: 0.2µgVitamin E: 2mgCalcium: 172mgIron: 2mgZinc: 1mg

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