Jackie H. Silver Post Medal for All Time! 355 Posts
November 24, 2015
This is my families most favorite holiday dessert besides pies! I add a few different things that are not found in most recipes.
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Ingredients:
1-1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons)
4 eggs, I always use jumbo. I think it truly makes a difference.
2 cups white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract (imitation is fine)
2-1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves or allspice
3 cups grated carrots
1 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple (very well drained, I use a potato masher to press out the juice, and then pat it with a paper towel)
Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
1 pkg (8 oz) softened cream cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
4 - 5 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Use a few drops of coffee creamer if frosting is too thick.
Steps:
Pre-heat oven 350 degrees F. Prepare large tube pan with spray oil and flour.
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In a large mixing bowl, melt butter until softened. Beat together eggs, butter, sugar, and vanilla. Mix well.
Add your grated carrots and crushed pineapple. Mix very well now with a spatula, and set aside.
In another mixing bowl, add your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice or cloves. Mix well with a spatula, NOT in the mixer!
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4. Add this to your wet ingredients. Stirring in very well, folding in the flour over and over from the top to the bottom of the bowl. Mix well.
Pour batter into prepared tube pan or you can make round layer cakes. This would make a lovely 3 layer cake!
Cook for about 60 minutes and test with a toothpick for doneness. If it comes out a bit wet or sticky, add 5 minutes between testing.
Let this cool for 10-15 minutes, turn over onto a cake plate or dinner plate, and then quickly turn it over again. So the top of the cake is right side up.
To make your frosting; melt butter and add to softened cream cheese. Stir until all is smooth. Add the vanilla. Add the confectioner's sugar, and stir until smooth. If this is too thick, add a few drops at a time of coffee creamer or milk. If the frosting is too thin, add by the spoonful more confectioner's sugar.
kerly87 Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 129 Feedbacks
May 5, 2011
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With the coming of spring brings an old, yet great, recipe for those family get-togethers that is scrump-delicious. Simple and easy to make, I'm betting it won't last long when everyone bites into your freshly homemade dessert.
Robin Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 5,887 Posts
April 7, 2010
Blend oil and sugar, then add eggs, one at a time. Sift all other dry ingredients together in another bowl. Add dry ingredients to sugar/oil/egg mixture.
I love carrot cake and I have sampled it all over the world. This recipe makes one of the moistest cakes I have ever had, but what makes it really special is the icing. Instead of regular cream cheese icing we like to make it with a cream cheese sauce. When serving the cake just pour or dollop on the cream cheese sauce, as little or as much as you want.
This is my families most favorite holiday dessert besides pies! I add a few different things that are not found in most recipes.
