Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter Cake 🥕

If you’re looking for a delicious ooey gooey treat for Easter; my ooey gooey carrot butter cake is just the thing to wow your guests! This is a simple and easy recipe that tastes like you worked all day in the kitchen. But, in reality it’s just pantry ingredients including a box of cake mix, cream cheese, butter, carrots and shredded coconut! SO if you’ve got the fever for an ooey gooey carroty treat…let’s make it!!

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Store in an air-tight container for 3-5 days in the refrigerator.

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Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter Cake

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If you're looking for a delicious ooey gooey treat for Easter; my ooey gooey carrot butter cake is just the thing to wow your guests! This is a simple and easy recipe that tastes like you worked all day in the kitchen. But, in reality it's just pantry ingredients including a box of cake mix, cream cheese, butter, carrots and shredded coconut! SO if you've got the fever for an ooey gooey carroty treat…let's make it!!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings: 15 people

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 346

Ingredients

1 box of carrot cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 cup shredded carrots
8 oz cream cheese softened
2 sticks of butter softened
16 oz powdered sugar

Method

First make the dough, combine: 1 box of cake mix, 1 stick of softened butter, 2 eggs and mix. Then mix in the shredded carrots and coconut flakes.
Dip your fingers in ice water and press the dough into the bottom of a 9×13 greased baking dish
In another bowl, add 1 softened block of cream cheese, 1 stick of softened butter, 2 eggs, and 16 oz. of powdered sugar.
Scoop out 2 tbsp. of the powdered sugar and set aside for garnish
Mix the ingredients together (it will be slightly lumpy)
Pour the batter over the bottom layer and smooth it out.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F for at least 1 hour.
Remove from the oven, sprinkle powdered sugar over the top, and let it rest for at least 1 hour.
Slice and serve them up! ENJOY! =-)

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Nutrition

Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 326mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 1695IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg

Notes

This cake must cool for one hour before slicing…no cheating!
Fill a small bowl with ice. Dip your fingers in the ice water when forming your bottom crust, press down with your fingers for a smooth finish.
Use a 9 x 13 size baking dish