Carrot Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Frosting

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
2. Beat white sugar, oil, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
3. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; stir in carrots, then fold in 1 cup pecans.
4. Pour into the prepared pan.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
6. Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy.
7. Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans.
8. Frost cooled cake. Serve and enjoy!