Scrumptious Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Scrumptious Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Every great carrot cake has a delicious creamy frosting that you can’t get enough of. This frosting is creamy, flavorful and simple to make with Country Crock® buttery spread.
Servings
12
Ingredients
- 1 box (18.25 ounce) yellow pudding in the mix cake mix
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
- 3/4 cup hellmann's or best foods real mayonnaise
- 3 eggs
- 2 cup grated carrot
- 1 (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in natural juice, drained
- 1 cup chopped walnuts [or pecans] (optional)
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon country crock spread
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan*; set aside.
- Combine cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in large bowl. Beat in Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, eggs, carrots and pineapple with electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds or until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Stir in walnuts. Evenly spread into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. On wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
- For Frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners sugar, Country Crock® Spread, lemon juice and vanilla in medium bowl, with electric mixer until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Evenly spread frosting over cooled cake. Garnish, if desired, with additional chopped walnuts.
- *Or, prepare cake mix as above in two 9-inch round cake pans and bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.