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grandma carolyn's carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Amy H.
Detroit, MI

My Grandma Carolyn is almost 90 and she still makes this carrot cake. It is moist and so flavorful! She baked it in a tube pan and frosted it with chocolate frosting as did my mom. I think that's because this is how my dad likes it. I like it with cream cheese frosting myself and usually bake this in a 9x13 pan and frost it with my homemade cream cheese frosting.

(1 rating)
yield 12 +
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For grandma carolyn's carrot cake

  • 2 c
    self rising flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    walnuts
  • 1 can
    (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 1/4 c
    vegetable oil
  • 4
    eggs
  • 3 c
    shredded carrots

How To Make grandma carolyn's carrot cake

  • 1
    mix dry ingredients together thoroughly, in this recipe, count your sugar as a dry ingredient.
  • 2
    Add oil, extract to dry ingredients. Mix in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each submission. Cake batter will be somewhat stiff at this point.
  • 3
    Add pineapple and carrots to cake batter.
  • 4
    Pour batter into a greased 9x13 rectangular pan or tube pan.
  • 5
    Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or when toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • 6
    Frost with your favorite frosting.
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