carrot cake

(1 RATING)
76 Pinches
Cincinnati, OH
Updated on Sep 24, 2011

This is the best carrot cake I've ever tasted. I've been making it for many yrs. Everybody loves it. It's even great w/o the cream cheese icing. Very moist & flavorable! Enjoy! Sorry no picture. NOTE: I sometimes make this into 3 8"x3 7/8"x 2 15/32" individual loafs to give away as Christmas presents.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 50 Min
method ---
yield 16-20 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 - eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups grated raw carrots
  • 2 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 can 8 oz. crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3-4 cups confectioners' sugar

How To Make carrot cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Step 2
    Generously grease a 13 x 9" baking pan.
  • Step 3
    Combine, sugar, oil, eggs ann vanilla in a large bowl and blend, using a wooden spoon.
  • Step 4
    Stir in flour, cinnamon, soda and salt and mix well.
  • Step 5
    Fold in carrots, coconut, pineapple and walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Step 6
    Bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
  • Step 7
    Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert onto rack and let cool.
  • Step 8
    DIRECTIONS FOR FROSTING
  • Step 9
    Combine cream cheese, butter, milk, vanilla and salt in medium bowl and blend well, using electric mixer.
  • Step 10
    Beat in enough confectioners sugar to make mixture spreadable.
  • Step 11
    Frost top and sides of cooled cake.

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