Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: Serves 18
Ingredients: , Vegetable oil spray; 2½ cups (12½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1¼ teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1¼ teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1½ cups, vegetable oil; 1½ cups (10½ ounces), sugar; ½ cup packed (3½ ounces), light brown sugar; 4 , large eggs; 1 pound, carrots, peeled and grated; 12 ounces, cream cheese, softened; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and softened; 1½ tablespoons, sour cream; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 1½ cups (6 ounces), confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

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For Kids & Families

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

Your family will love to bake (and eat!) this moist, lightly spiced carrot sheet cake topped with tangy, fluffy homemade cream cheese frosting.

SERVES18

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling time

WHAT KIDS ARE SAYINGThe carrot cake itself was very flavorful and had great spicing in it. My family all tasted it and loved it!” —Caroline, recipe tester, age 11

Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This moist, lightly spiced carrot cake lets you eat vegetables . . . for dessert! It’s a perfect family baking project to celebrate a birthday, special occasion, or just a rainy weekend afternoon. A whole pound of carrots keeps this cake mo...

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