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Here is my recipe Becky...I love this.
3 eggs 1-1/2 c. veg. oil 2 c sugar mix this tog. add: 2 c grated carrots 1 sm. can crushed pineapple 1c. nuts 3 tsp vanilla to this add: 3 c flour 1 tsp salt 1tsp baking soda 3 tab. cinnamon mix all tog in order. Bake at 350 for about 45 to 50 min. or until tooth pick comes out clean. |
Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 5676621)
Carrot Cake
3 cups whole wheat flour (I used all-purpose myself) 1tsp.salt 2tsp. Baking soda 2tsp. Baking powder 2tsp. Cinnamon 1and 1/2 cups chopped walnuts 1and 1/2 cup raisins 3and 1/2 cup shredded carrots 4eggs 1and 1/2 cups white sugar 1 and 1/2cups salad oil 1.Grease and flour the bottom of a 10 cup tube pan. 2.Mix dry ingredients. Add nuts and raisins 3.Beat eggs in large bowl. Add sugar. Continue beating until light and fluffy and stir in oil. 4.Stir in prepared carrots 5.Stir in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. 6.Pour into prepared tube pan and smooth batter( batter will be quite heavy) 7.Bake at 350* for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours or until toothpick comes out clean when tested 8.Split into layers and ice with cream cheese icing. Decorate the top and sides with chopped walnuts if desired Cream Cheese Icing 8oz cream cheese at room temperature 3-4 cups icing sugar 2-3 tbsp. lemon juice 1.Cream cheese and sugar alternately with the Lemon juice until fluffy 2.Spread as filling and over tops and sides of cake thank you for the recipe. |
I want to thank everyone for sharing their recipes with me. I plan to make one using pineapple & one without. :) Merry Christmas everyone.
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I have been lookinf for a "from scratch" carrot cake! thanks ladies, I plan to make one for my small group . thanks again
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with that crushed pineapple, do you drain the juice??
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I don't drain the pineapple juice. Just dump it in. A little more moisture won't hurt.
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This is my Mom's Recipe and I always get requests for it.
Carrot Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 1/2 cup wesson oil 4 eggs 3 cups grated carrots (raw) Stir dry ingredients in large bowl. Add oil and blend by hand. Add eggs and beat; then add carrots. Mix thoroughly. Bake 4 to 50 min. Icing 3 ounces cream cheese 1/2 stick marg. 1/2 pound powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla Cream together thoroughly with beater. |
Will be doing the carrot cake great recipes. I am allergic to oranges in any form, and in England there is a growing trend to put orange zest in carrot cakes. Great to see in US very sensible no orange. Hip hip hip.
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Here are my favorite receipes for carrot cake and cream cheese frosting - as always I'm lazy, no grating carrots for this woman.
Desserts Carol's Carrot Cake Servings: 12 Moist carrot cake - easy to make - don't need a mixer just a spoon- use cream cheese frosting on top 1 cup Oil2 cups sugar3 each eggs2 jars junior baby food carrots (6oz each)1 cup crushed pineapple, drained1/2 cup coconut, shredded1/2 cup nuts, if desired2 cups flour1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon salt Your Text Here In a large mixing bowl blend the oil, sugar, egggs and baby food carrots Your Text Here Now add the pineapple, coconut and nuts if you want them Your Text Here Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Then add this to the other ingredients. Your Text Here After mixing well, pour into greased and floured 9x13 baking dish or angel food pan. Your Text Here Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hr. Your Text Here After cooling frost with cream cheese frosting.Cream Cheese Frosting Goes well on the Carols' Carrot Cake 8 ounces Cream cheese1 stick margarine1 tablespoon vanilla1 pound powdered sugar Your Text Here Combine all ingredients, using a mixer. If necessary add a few drops of water till the right consistency. I generally do not need any water. |
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