mum's baby food carrot cake

Name: Mum's Baby Food Carrot Cake
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) flour (mum always used all purpose); 2 jar(s) junior size baby food carrots (or 1 small jar of each carrots, applesauce & apricots as a variant); 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract (or imitation); 2 tablespoon(s) fresh grated carrot (optional if you like a little texture in your cake)

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Sue Fitzpatrick

Whitby, ON

Updated on Dec 2, 2025

I didn't discover Cream Cheese Frosting until I was an adult and Mum and I made our first carrot cake. She came up with a recipe using baby food because there was a ready supply when my son was eating them. Simply the most moist carrot cake I've ever eaten. If I'm making the cake for our small family of 3, I usually cut the cake in half and freeze half and frost the rest for immediate consumption :) This cake freezes well for about a month, wrapped first in clear wrap, then foil then I put it in a plastic container to protect it. If you are freezing the cake, DO NOT frost it first.

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I didn't discover Cream Cheese Frosting until I was an adult *sigh*

prep time

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield up to 20 (small servings)

Ingredients

3 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups flour (mum always used all purpose)
2 jars junior size baby food carrots (or 1 small jar of each carrots, applesauce & apricots as a variant)
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (or imitation)
2 tablespoons fresh grated carrot (optional if you like a little texture in your cake)

How To Make mum's baby food carrot cake

Step 1

Mix eggs, sugar and oil together. Sift together and add dry ingredients to wet mix, then vanilla. Fold in carrots.

Step 2

Bake in preheated 350° oven in a lightly greased and floured 9 x 13 pan for 40 to 45 minutes.
Step 3

Cool completely before frosting with your favourite such as cream cheese, butter cream or simple french vanilla frostings. I use canned frostings for the very sporadic times I bake cakes. Mum would make her icing from scratch.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 212kcal, carbohydrates: 25g, cholesterol: 28mg, fat: 12g, fiber: 0g, protein: 2g, saturated fat: 2g, sodium: 201mg, sugar: 15g, unsaturated fat: 10g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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