Easter Egg Hunt Carrot Cake
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups shredded carrots (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 lb cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- green food coloring (optional)
- easter eggs malted milk decorative candies or m&m's peanut chocolate candies or jelly beans, for garnish
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2 butter and flour 2 8-inch round cake pans or doughmakers 9-inch cake pan.
- 3 with a electric mixer, beat the sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.
- 4 sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, add to egg mixture and beat until smooth.
- 5 stir carrots and walnuts and pour into prepared pan (s).
- 6 bake the 9 inch cake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or the two 8 inch layers for 35 to 40 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
- 7 run a knife around edges and invert cake onto a rack, let cool completely.
- 8 make frosting; with electric mixer cream butter, add the cream cheese and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- 9 gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy.
- 10 if using one layer, split it horizontally with a long serrated knife.
- 11 spread the bottom layer with 1/3 of the frosting, top with the other layer and frost top and sides with the remaining frosting.
- 12 in a bowl, stir the coconut with a few drops of food coloring until all coconut is evenly tinted green.
- 13 cover with coconut and scatter the candies on top to resemble hidden easter eggs.
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