Bette's Best Carrot Cake

Recipe Rating:	(25)
Category:	Cakes
Keywords:	Carrot Cake, Birthday Cake
Serves:	12
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

3 1/2 c	fresh grated carrots
4	eggs
1 1/2 c	corn oil
2 c	all purpose flour
1 c	sugar
1 c	brown sugar
1 tsp	vanilla
1 tsp	all spice seasoning
1 tsp	baking powder
1 tsp	baking soda
2 tsp	cinnamon
1 tsp	salt
1 1/2 c	finely chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
ICING
8 oz	package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 stk	butter, softened Visit GoBoldWithButter.com
1 tsp	vanilla
1 bx	confectioner's sugar

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Linda Joyce

Lightly Salted

Tamarac, FL (pop. 60,427)

Purplesage

Member Since May 2011

Linda's Notes:
This carrot cake recipe was my mother's. My mother was one of the best cooks around. On my daughter's 3rd birthday her grandmother made this cake for her and ever since then this is the cake she requests. My daughter is going to be 27 tomorrow so we have been making this recipe for a long time. My mother, her grandmother is no longer with us but her recipe lives on. I think this is the best carrot cake recipe. Hope you think so too. Enjoy. Thank you for letting me share.

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Beat eggs into oil, one at a time in mixing bowl.

Mix grated carrots in separate bowl with brown sugar and set aside.

Sift all dry ingredients twice. Add sifted dry ingredients to eggs and oil mixture.

Slowly add carrots and brown sugar mixture and stir throughly.

Add nuts and stir.

Pour into a buttered or oiled 9 x 13 inch pan.

Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees. Test cake for doneness by inserting a knife to see if comes out clean.

For the icing beat together softened cream cheese, softened butter and confectioner's sugar.

Spread icing on carrot cake while warm.

Serve and enjoy the best carrot cake you will ever eat.

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5 comments on "Bette's Best Carrot Cake"

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shannon hill sanddhill96

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

shannon hill sanddhill96

Nov 30, 2011

I made this as a Thanksgiving Day dessert. My husband just ate the last piece and asked me what I needed to make another one. This does not happen very often. This recipe is a keeper. Thank You!! :)