anybody know a recipe for a really simple carrot cake?

Answer 1

1 cup cake flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups grated carrots

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan or two 9 inch round cake pans.
Separate eggs and beat egg whites until frothy, then continue whipping and gradually add 1/2 cup of the white sugar. Beat until stiff.
In a large bowl combine; the cake flour, wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, mix until blended. Add the oil and the buttermilk and mix well. Add the egg yolks and mix well. Fold in the egg whites and then the carrots. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool and frost with your favorite Cream Cheese frosting using light cream cheese. .

Mommas favorite!!

Answer 2

INGREDIENTS
2-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound (6 to 7 medium) carrots, peeled
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup safflower, canola, or vegetable oil

Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment and spray the parchment.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a large bowl; set aside.

In a food processor fitted with a large shredding disk, shred the carrots (you should have about 3 cups); transfer the carrots to a bowl and set aside.

Wipe out the food processor bowl and fit with the metal blade. Process the granulated and brown sugars and eggs until frothy and throughly combined, about 20 seconds. With the machine running, add the oil through the feed tube in a steady stream. Process until the mixture is light in color and well emulsified, about 20 seconds longer. Scrape the mixture into a medium bowl.

Stir in the carrots and the dry ingredients until incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time. Cool the cake to room temperature in the pan on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

Run a paring knife around the edge of the cake to loosen from the pan. Invert the cake onto a wire rack, peel off the parchment, then invert again onto a serving platter. Using an icing spatula, spread the frosting evenly over the surface of the cake. Cut into squares and serve. (Cover leftovers and refrigerate for up to 3 days.)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

8 ounces cream cheese, softened but still cool
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool
1 tablespoon sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar

When the cake is cool, process the cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and vanilla in a clean food processor work bowl until combined, about 5 seconds, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the confectioners' sugar and process until smooth, about 10 seconds.

NOTE: If you like nuts in your cake, stir in 1-1/2 cups toasted chopped pecans or walnuts into the batter along with the carrots. Raisins are also a good addition - 1 cup can be added along with the carrots. If you add both nuts and raisins; the cake will need an additional 10 to 12 minutes of baking time.

SPICED CARROT CAKE WITH VANILLA BEAN-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Follow recipe for Simple Carrot Cake, substituting an equal amount of ground black pepper for the nutmeg, increasing cloves to 1/4 teaspoon, and adding 1 tablespoon ground cardamon along with the spices.

FOR THE FROSTING: Using a paring knife, halve and scrape the seeds from 2 vanilla beans and add the seeds to the processor along with the vanilla extract.

Answer 3

Betty Crocker has a Carrot Cake mix: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeId=34317

Duncan Hines spice cake recipe: http://duncanhines.com/displayRecipes/default.asp?recipeID=1446

Answer 4

Go to www.recipezaar.com and type in carrot cake it is a free site and you can find just about any kind of recipe on there. It is an awesome recipe site. It is everday people posting there recipes on it. Good Luck on your search.

Answer 5

Ultimate Carrot Cake
Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook shares a recipe! Here’s home-baked carrot cake without the hassle of shredding carrots. Yum!

1 package Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® carrot cake mix
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup raisins
1 tub Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese ready-to-spread frosting


1 . Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour bottoms only of 2 round pans, 8x1 1/2 or 9x1 1/2 inches.
2 . Beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and pineapple in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in nuts, coconut and raisins. Pour into pans.
3 . Bake 8-inch rounds 40 to 45 minutes, 9-inch rounds 28 to 32 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4 . Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store covered in refrigerator.






High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)
For main recipe or variation, do not use 8-inch pans. Heat oven to 375ºF and decrease oil to 1/3 cup. For main recipe, stir 1/3 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour into dry cake mix. For variation, stir 1/4 cup flour into dry cake mix.

Answer 6

Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker both have great carrot cakes...follow the directions on the box

Answer 7

buy any cake mix add carrot bake

Answer 8

yea 3 spoons of sugar and walnuts and cream

Answer 9

http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CakesOther/EasyCarrotCake.html

Answer 10

go to allrecipes.com