Best Finallymoist Carrot Cake Recipes

CARROT CAKE

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The BEST homemade carrot cake recipe is extra moist from crushed pineapple and buttermilk, has the perfect blend of spices, and is smothered in cream cheese frosting.

Provided by Lauren Allen

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar (, firmly packed)
1 cup oil (,vegetable or canola oil)
1/2 cup buttermilk
4 large eggs (, room temperature)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup crushed pineapple*
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 1/2 cups carrots (, finely grated (about 1 lb.))
1 cup chopped pecans (, optional)
1 cup golden raisins (, optional)
16 ounces cream cheese (, softened)
3/4 cup butter (, softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4-5 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare three 8 inch cake pans* by lightly coating with cooking spray and lining with parchment paper on the bottom.
Beat the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and pineapple together in a large bowl.
In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.
Fold in the carrots, pecans and raisins just until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake on the center oven rack until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes. Allow cakes to cool in the pans for 10-15 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 864 kcal, Carbohydrate 126 g, Protein 10 g, Fat 37 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 141 mg, Sodium 466 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 97 g, ServingSize 1 serving

FINALLY..........MOIST CARROT CAKE

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This is the best recipe! My husband begged me to get the recipe from my friend Molly. It melts in your mouth! I think its the pineapple that makes it so so moist!!

Provided by laurie10

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 9x13 inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup walnuts
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup flaked coconut
1 (8 3/4 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup butter, sofy
3 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Mix sugar, oil, eggs,& vanilla, Then add& mix walnuts, carrots, coconut, pineapple, flour,cinnamon,baking soda,& salt.
Pour in a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
Bake for 1 hour at 325.
Frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese, add powdered sugar and blend really well.
(sometimes it takes a little longer to bake than the recipe says).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 9700.7, Fat 547.5, SaturatedFat 139.9, Cholesterol 901.7, Sodium 6689.6, Carbohydrate 1122.5, Fiber 27, Sugar 831.2, Protein 118.7