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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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👝 How to Store Leftovers

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

🤔 Common Questions

Can I use unsweetened coconut flakes in this recipe?

Yes!

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A hand with red-painted nails holds up a square piece of golden-brown, crumbly dessert—possibly an Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter cake—over a glass baking dish filled with similar treats. A colorful tablecloth is visible underneath.

Ooey Gooey Carrot Butter Cake

Melissa Jo
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 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15 people
Calories 346 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • 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! =-)

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
 

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
Keyword box cake mix, carrot cake, dessert, easter, easy, few ingredients, holiday, moist, ooey gooey, party, quick
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