easy carrot cake
(4 ratings)
I love carrot cake but sometimes I don't have time to make it from scratch. I found this recipes many years ago and it has been a great stand-in for the "from scratch" version.
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(4 ratings)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For easy carrot cake
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1(18.5 oz) box carrot cake mix
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1/2 cliquid (reserved pineapple juice plus enough water to make 1/2 cup)
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1/3 ccanola oil
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3eggs
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2 cfinely shredded carrots
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1 smcan crushed pineapple, drained (reserve the juice)
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1/2 craisins
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1/2 cchopped pecans or walnuts
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1 can(16-oz.size)ready made cream cheese frosting
How To Make easy carrot cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 F.
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2Combine the cake mix, liquid, oil and eggs; beat 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer.
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3Fold in carrots, pineapple, raisins, and pecans.
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4Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 cake pan. (You can use the non-stick cooking spray with flour here.)
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5Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
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6Cool the cake in the pan for 25 minutes; turn the cake out onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.
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7Place the cake on your desired serving platter and spread the icing evenly to cover the cake.
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