Best Delightful Carrot Cake Recipes

DEE'S DELIGHTFUL CARROT CAKE

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This is a wonderfully moist and flavorful recipe for carrot cake. The first carrot cake wedding cake I made it wore my arms out grating carrots by hand. The next week I invested in a food processor. It made easy work of the carrots but I went thru 3 shreading blades and 2 food processors from making so many carrot cakes. I...

Provided by Dee Stillwell

Categories Cakes

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

2 c granulated sugar
1 c canola oil
1/2 c sour cream or yogurt
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c unbleached white flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon, ground
2 c grated carrots
1 small can crushed pineapple or 1/2 of a large can with juice
1 c flaked sweetened or unsweetened coconut
1 1/2 c toasted pecans, chopped
1 Tbsp flour
CREAMED CHEESE FROSTING
2 lb c & h powdered sugar
1 - 8 oz pkg creamed cheese (philadelphia brand preferred)
1/2 c butter, softened
1/2 c butter flavored crisco (makes frosting fluffier)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9"x13" or 2 - 9" round pans buy greasing and flouring them or spraying with "Pam".
2. In mixing bowl, cream oil and sugar together for 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla and beat for another 2 minutes. Sift dry ingredients and spices together and blend slowly into oil/egg mixture. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Remove bowl from mixer. Fold in carrots, pineapple, and coconut. Dust pecans with 1 Tbl. flour and fold into batter. Pour into prepared pan/s. Bake for 45-50 minutes or till medium brown and it tests done. A little overbaked is ok, better than a soggy cake. It's very moist so it shouldn't dry out. Cool in pans for 20 minutes and then remove from pan/s and finish cooling. Make frosting while cake is cooling. For best results when frosting any cake is to thoroughly chill in fridge before frosting it. This will make cake more managable and keep the crumbs at bay. Frost cake and decorate as desired, or leave plain. It tastes awesome either way... delightfully delicious!
3. Frosting Directions: In mixer bowl with wire whip attached, cream butter, creamed dheese, and Crisco together for 2 minutes. slowly add powdered sugar, salt & vanilla. Whip until fluffy and spreadable.
4. This frosting is great for decorating and piping borders etc. If u are not decorating, u can eliminate the shortening and double the butter. I'm not a fan of shortening but it makes the frosting fluffier to decorate with.

DELIGHTFUL CARROT CAKE

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As a youngster I can remember waiting for grandmother to pull this cake out of the oven. Boy did it ever smell as good as it tastes. Enjoy!!

Provided by tntcook

Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
3 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby food
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together the eggs, sugar, carrots, vanilla and oil. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, stir into the carrot mixture. Fold in the pineapple, nuts and raisins. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until cake springs back when lightly touched. When cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 calories, Carbohydrate 32.5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 219.8 mg, Sugar 22.3 g