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This carrot cake recipes makes enough for ten to twelve servings but if you need more for a bake sale or party, you can double the ingredients. This recipe also some of the sugar in the cake and the frosting but if you like it a bit sweeter, you can always add the full amount.

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The Ingredients To Gather:

• 3/4 pound raw carrots
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

What You Need For The Frosting:

• 2 packages cream cheese
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter tcake pans and line with parchment paper.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon.
3. Beat eggs until frothy, a minute. Add sugar & beat until thick and light colored, 3-4 minutes. Add oil .
4. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture,mix until incorporated. Fold in carrots.
5. Divide batter between the two prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

How To Make The Frosting:

1. Beat cream cheese and butter together until fluffy.
2. Sift powdered sugar over the cream cheese/butter mixture.
3. Mix until combined.
4. Add maple syrup, vanilla extract.
5. beat until combined.

Finished!

This carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting is so good, you might use any excuse just to make it. Have you tried this carrot cake recipe yet?

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