Chocolate Carrot CakeRecipe preview on Faxo
Recipe

Description
Make this outstanding cake for your next party or holiday gathering. You will definitely be putting this recipe in your recipe box for future use.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1 t. baking soda
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 4 medium carrots, shredded coarse (approx 2 cups)
- cream cheese frosting:
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 T. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 T. vanilla
- 1/2 cup confectioners or powdered sugar
- chocolate glaze:
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 oz. fine-quality Bittersweet (Semi-Sweet) chocolate
- 6 T. heavy cream
- 1 T. unsalted butter
- 1/2 t. vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners or powdered sugar
Steps
- Cake Layers:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 by 2-inch round cake pans, remove excess flour.
- Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder into a large bowl. Beat together eggs and oil on low speed until combined well in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined, don’t over mix. Stir in the carrots and divide the batter between the two pans.
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