Receta Surprise Carrot Cake
If you are a fan of Carrot Cake, you are going to Love this recipe:) The "surprise" in this carrot cake is the cream cheese center! This delicious Carrot Cake also has the traditional Cream Cheese Frosting~
- Surprise Carrot Cake~
- 3 eggs
- 1-3/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups shredded carrots
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 t baking soda
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- 1 t pumpkin pie spice
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Filling~
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- Frosting~
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 t vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350º
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add egg; mix well. Refrigerate while making cake batter.
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. Add carrots and oil; beat until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Add to carrot mixture; mix well. Stir in chopped pecans. Pour 3 cups batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan or fluted tube pan.
Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter. Top with remaining batter.
Bake at 350º for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from to a wire rack to cool completely.
For frosting; in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.