We have carrots and cream cheese at home-do you have a great carrot cake recipe you will share?

Answer 1

'Southern Heritage' Carrot Cake
16 servings
Hands on: 30 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

The first cake I made was actually the best before tweaking. I found it in "The Southern Heritage Cakes Cookbook," published in 1983 by Oxmoor House, the book division of Southern Living magazine. Called "traditional carrot cake," it was the most straightforward, using all-purpose flour for backbone and baking powder as leavening. The generous amount of oil contributes to the cake's moist texture. This cake works best if the carrots are grated fine in a food processor, rather than coarse. advertisement




2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups grated carrots
Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans (baking sprays that contain flour, such as Baker's Joy, are fine to use as well).

Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set mixture aside.

Combine eggs, oil and sugar; beat until smooth. Whisk in the flour mixture and the carrots.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.

Bake for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks and let cool completely.

Ice with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Answer 2

hey there.. here U go...:)

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe

It is the best carrot cake recipe—moist and rich with chewy nuts, topped with an equally rich cream cheese frosting recipe worth a day off the diet. It's 'mental health food' for sure and there's never a scrap left after the party or picnic.


Carrot Cake

2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups cooking oil
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
4 cups grated carrots
3/4 cup chopped nuts

# Beat sugar and eggs together. Stir in the oil.

# Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir the sifted ingredients into the egg mixture.

# Fold in the carrots and nuts.

# Pour into a 13 X 9 pan and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until done in the center. Cool completely before frosting and/or eating.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1/4-pound butter
1 (16-ounce) package confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream together all ingredients until smooth and lump-free. Frost your cake. Note: Do not be tempted to add any more liquid. Doing so will ruin the texture of the frosti


Heidi's Original Carrot Cake Recipe

(Makes 10-12 Servings)
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
2 heaping teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups sugar
1 ¼ cups vegetable oil or canola oil
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrots (about 3 large carrots)
2 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
Additional pecan halves, for garnish (optional)

Heidi's Original Carrot Cake Recipe
Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat 8 oz cream cheese and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Add 1/2 stick melted butter
Add 3-4 tablespoons milk and 4 cups of powdered sugar
alternately until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
Frost between layers, top and sides of cake

Preheat the oven to 350F. Generously grease and flour three
8-inch round cake pans.

In a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar, oil, eggs,
and vanilla until mixed. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt,
nutmeg and allspice; beat until blended. With spoon,stir in the
carrots, coconut, pecans, raisins and pineapple. Pour the mixture
into the prepared pans and bake 25 – 30 minutes until a knife
inserted in center comes out clean. Spread some Cream Cheese
Frosting (recipe below) between cake layers and frost top and
side of cake with the remaining frosting. Garnish Carrot Cake
with pecans as desired.

happy cooking...

Answer 3

try this one..

Delicious Low-Fat Carrot Cake

If you prefer more spice then increase the spices, you can also add in chopped walnuts if desired.

2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
2 egg whites
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups grated carrots
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
In a bowl combine the cake flour, baking soda and spices.
In another bowl beat egg and egg whites together with sugar and oil until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
Stir in buttermilk and vanilla; mix until combined.
Gradually add in the flour mixture to the liquid mixture using low speed or with a wooden spoon.
Add in shredded carrots and pineapple into the batter; mix until combined using wooden spoon.
Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the cake tests done.
Cool completely if frosting.

Answer 4

I do not bake carrot cake . but here
are a few tasty ones from the web..

Father's Day Carrot Cake


* 2 cups of sugar
* 2 cups of flour
* 2 teaspoons of baking soda
* 1 teaspoon of salt
* 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
* 1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
* 4 eggs
* 3 cups of grated carrot
* 1 cup of chopped nuts, optional
* 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Method:

* Sift together the sugar, flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in the oil.
* Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
* Add carrots, nuts, and vanilla, mixing thoroughly.
* Pour into a floured and greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch cake pan.
* Bake in a 350ºF oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pan.
* Spread with Cream Cheese Icing.

Cream Cheese Icing:

* One 8 ounce package of softened cream cheese.
* 1/4 c softened butter
* 2 tsp. vanilla
* 1 lb. pkg. powdered sugar
* Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Blend in vanilla. Sift powdered sugar. Gradually beat together powdered sugar and mixture.
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Easy Carrot Cake

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 50 min
Makes: 16 servings


Easy Carrot Cake

1 cup KRAFT Mayo Real Mayonnaise

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

4 eggs

2-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 cups finely grated carrots

1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnut Pieces

BEAT mayo, cake mix, eggs, 1/4 cup water and cinnamon in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in carrots and walnuts.

POUR into greased 13x9-inch baking pan.

BAKE at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost cake if desired.
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One-bowl carrot cake
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Ingredients (serves 8)

* 1 cup olive oil
* 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 3 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
* 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 2 cups firmly packed grated carrot (see note)
* 1 cup walnuts, chopped
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Icing
* 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
* 1 cup icing sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm (base) cake pan.
2. Place oil, sugar and eggs into a bowl. Whisk well to combine. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon over oil mixture. Stir gently to combine. Stir in carrot and walnuts. Mix well.
3. Spread mixture into prepared cake pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan before turning onto a wire rack.
4. Make icing: Using an electric mixer, beat all ingredients together until combined. Spread icing over cake. Serve.

Notes & tips

Note: 4 carrots will give you 2 cups of firmly packed grated carrot.
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Carrots
Moist Carrot Cake Recipe


This is a delicious and moist carrot cake recipe, with my favorite - cream cheese icing.



The grated apple adds taste and moisture, while the mix of half white flour and half whole wheat makes it healthier.

If we're going to eat cake, a healthy mixture of carrots, raisins, apples, walnuts and wheat flour will take away at least a bit of the guilt.

Try it and give me your feedback. I'd love to hear from you.


Carrot Cake Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups grated carrots
1 1/2 cups grated peeled apples
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

Mix together the sugar, oil and eggs until the mixture is slightly thickened. Sift the flours together with the soda, salt and cinnamon.

Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. Add the carrots, apples, raisins and walnuts. Stir until evenly mixed.

Bake in a greased and floured pan, 9"x13"x2" or a bundt type pan or two round cake pans. Bake at 350ºF for 35-40 minutes if using the 13" long pan.

Always check for doneness by piercing the center of the cake with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it's done. If you use the round cake pans, check for doneness about 5 minutes earlier as they are smaller and you don't want to over bake the cake.

Let the cake cool and ice with the cream cheese icing below.


Cooking Tips
Variation:

* Replace the grated apple with an equal amount of crushed pineapple that has been well drained. It adds a wonderful bit of tropical flavor to the cake and blends well with the carrots and raisins.


Cream Cheese Icing
4 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar

Blend all together and spread over cooled cake.

If you are making a layered carrot cake in the round pans and want to put some icing between the layers, double this recipe to make sure you have enough.


Cooking Tips
Variation:

* If you want to drizzle the icing on a bundt style cake you will need to make it thinner. Do this by adding warm water to the icing a few drops at a time until it is the right consistency. Don't add too much water at one time. It's easier to add a bit more than try to fix runny icing.