OLD-FASHIONED CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this homemade carrot cake is never enough-better than all the other carrot cakes recipes I've tried!-Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; beat into egg mixture. Stir in carrots., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting for decorating if desired. If desired, stir walnuts into remaining frosting. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If decorating the cake, tint 1/4 cup reserved frosting orange and 1/4 cup green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #7 round pastry tip. Fill the bag with orange frosting. Pipe twelve carrots on top of cake, so each slice will have a carrot. Using #67 leaf pastry tip and the green frosting, pipe a leaf at the top of each carrot. , Store cake in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 28g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
THE BEST CARROT CAKE
Our classic carrot cake is nicely spiced with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg and has toasted pecans both in the cake and on top. Plumped golden raisins and a full pound of carrots make it nice and moist while buttermilk lends tang and tenderness. Our homemade cream-cheese frosting has just the right amount of sweetness.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 4h
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the cake: Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds and lightly coat the paper with spray.
- Cover the raisins with very hot water and let sit until plump, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
- Toast the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet until fragrant and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, and then chop 1 cup of the pecans; reserve for the cake batter. Pulse the remaining 1/2 cup pecans in a food processor until very finely ground; reserve for garnish.
- Combine the carrots and buttermilk in a medium bowl. Whisk the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium-low and gradually stream in the oil. Add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the carrot mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until smooth. Fold in the raisins and chopped pecans with a rubber spatula. Scrape the batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake the cakes, rotating the pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pans to a wire rack and let the cakes cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of the cakes and invert onto the rack. Remove the parchment and let the cakes cool completely.
- For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and gradually mix in the confectioner' sugar. Increase the speed to high and beat until the frosting until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- To assemble the cake: When the cakes are completely cool, trim the domes of each cake round with a large serrated knife so the tops are flat. Place one cake, cut-side down, on a platter. Spread 1 1/2 cups of the frosting evenly over top. Place the remaining cake, cut-side down, on top. Spread the top with another 1 1/2 cups of the frosting. Frost the sides of the cake with another 1 1/2 cups frosting and smooth out completely to make an even crumb coat (It's ok if some of the cake shows through. This is just a base layer.) Refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the frosting set.
- Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake, swirling decoratively if desired. Sprinkle with the finely ground pecans.
MOM'S THANKSGIVING CARROT MOLD
This recipe was given to my Mother in 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska. My Dad was in the Air Force there (my parents were new to the midwest). My Mom got a whole new menu for Thanksgiving from her neighbors and those recipes are what we still have today for Thanksgiving! * You can make ahead and freeze this before baking and then thaw in the refrigerator 1 day prior to baking! Helps a lot with all the Thanksgiving cooking to get it out of the way in advance.
Provided by Oolala
Categories Vegetable
Time 6h30m
Yield 1 ring mold, 6-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cream shortening and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl.
- Add the egg and orange juice.
- Sift in flour.
- Add all other ingredients and mix.
- Place mixture into greased, 4 cup, ring shaped mold.
- Chill at least 5 hours before baking.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.4, Fat 35.5, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 35.2, Sodium 410.6, Carbohydrate 52.5, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 25.9, Protein 4.7
EDDIE MERLOT'S "WORLD BEST" CARROT CAKE RECIPE
Provided by cacelias
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover raisins with very hot water and soak for 30 minutes, drain completely and set aside. Squeeze all the moisture from the pineapple tidbits. In a food processor, chop the pineapple, walnuts, and carrots into 1/8" pieces and set aside. Weigh out and measure all other ingredients and have ready. Using a stand mixer, with a paddle attachment, alternately add oil and sugar together. Mix at low speed until sugar is dissolved. Add the eggs in three separate batches until completely incorporated. With the mixer still running, add all of the dry ingredients and mix, scraping the bowl down frequently. Fold in the pineapple, carrots, raisins, and walnuts. Spray 2 half sheet pans with non-stick spray, line with parchment paper, and spray again. Pour half of the batter into each pan. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Trim the edges of the cake and cut each in half to achieve 4 equal pieces. Spread 1 1/2 cups of frosting on the first layer of the cake and top with another layer. Repeat this step for the third and fourth layers using 1 1/2 cups of frosting between each layer.
CARROT RING
Carrots become everyone's favorite when they're baked in this slightly sweet, lighter-than-air ring. Our holiday meal wouldn't be complete without it.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 45m
Yield 8-10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine the first seven ingredients. Pour into a well-greased 6-cup ring mold. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes; unmold onto a serving plate. Fill the center with peas.
Nutrition Facts :
1940'S BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE
From Jane at Just a Pinch Recipe Club: Again, going back to my vintage recipes that have been in my family for years, I spotted an old recipe from the 40's for carrot cake. It was titled THE BEST CARROT CAKE. Well, I figured it was now the 90's at the time and was sure someone probably had come up with a better recipe since then. I was wrong. To date, I have not tasted better carrot cake ever. It's easy and the outcome is amazing.
Provided by Raquel Grinnell
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well.
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt into egg mixture; mix well; fold in carrots and nuts.
- Place batter in greased 9x13 pan; bake for 45 minutes.
- FROSTING: Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, butter and milk; spread on cooled carrot cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.1, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 66.5, Sodium 411.7, Carbohydrate 66.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 50.7, Protein 5.6
CARROT COTTAGE CHEESE MOLD BY EDDIE
My Grandma used to make this jell-o mold very often. None where the same but all where delicious.
Provided by Eddie Jordan @EDWARDCARL
Categories Vegetables
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Dissolve jell-o gelatin and salt in boiling water.
- Add cottage cheese and lemon juice chill until very thick.
- Fold in grated carrots and pecans.
- Pour into 1 quart mold chill until firm unmold.
- Garnish with additional cottage cheese if desired.
- Makes about 3 cups.
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