cinny harrison's carrot cake

(1 RATING)
74 Pinches
Danielsville, GA
Updated on May 9, 2012

Cinny was the head nurse of the short term surgical unit I worked in. She was a beautiful person and this is the BEST carrot cake I have ever tried. I made it many times for my family and it disappeared pretty quickly. Thanks Cinny wherever you are now :)

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake
yield 10 " Tube or Bundt pan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups carrots, grated
  • 1 cup chopped nuts, pecans are best
  • - frosting:
  • 1 package 8 ounce, cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1 box 1 pound, confectioner's sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

How To Make cinny harrison's carrot cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10" tube pan, bundt cake pan or three 8" cake pans.
  • Step 2
    Add sugar to beaten eggs and mix well with electric mixer. Add oil, again beating well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to the liquid mixture and beat until well blended. Blend in carrots and nuts.
  • Step 3
    Pour batter into pan/pans and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes for tube or bundt pan or 40 minutes for the three 8" cake pans. Cool completely.
  • Step 4
    Frost with cream cheese frosting made as follows: Beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla together thoroughly. Gradually add confectioners sugar and mix until completely blended. If too thick add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until of preferred spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake and Enjoy :)

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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #Carrot
Keyword: #desserts
Ingredient: Vegetable
Method: Bake
Culture: Southern

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