Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

I wish I could give this 6 stars! You will not believe how good it is. And it has no eggs and just 2 tsp. of butter! Every bite is full of raisin-walnut-spice deliciousness! Be aware of the baking time though. At about 45 min the top will start getting burned. Also, in my opinion, 1 tsp. of cloves was too much, it overshadows the other flavors. Same goes for the nutmeg. I would go with 1/2 tsp. of cloves and 1/2 tsp. of nutmeg. I added 1 tsp. of ground ginger, it's a good combination with the carrots. And perhaps if you don't like a too sweet cake you could cut back on the sugar a bit because the raisins keep it sweet enough. I used 1 tsp. of baking soda and 1 tsp. of baking powder because I was afraid 2 tsp. of baking soda would affect the taste.... Those are my suggestions, but even exactly as it is written it is excellent. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

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Eleni

Living In: Athens, Attica, Greece

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2010

Moist and delicious! Thanks for sharing, Erma!

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Joy B

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2010

This did not turn out as a cake-like substance. It was so moist that it fell apart when attempted to remove it slice by slice from the pan. Sweet flavor, but not able to hold itself together as a servable cake.

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2009

We were so surprised how well this tasted considering there are no eggs in the recipe. We added 1 can of Pineapple chunks without syrup and only added 1 cup of the sugar and used 1/2 cup of Canola Oil instread. It was so moist and sweet and chunky with all the ingredients. It was a hit with our Christmas Eve dinner guests.

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Carmen

Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

rave reviews from friends and colleagues!

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happyhippy1000

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Germany

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

Hi Erma This is indeed excellent carrot cake. I looked high and low for a recipe that used a fraction of the oil that most recipes called for. I agree with another reviewer that it is more like quick bread, but never-the-less it is excellent. Moist, tender, flavorful. That being said, I made a couple of changes for my preferences: doubled the spices; decreased baking soda to 1 tsp and added 1 tsp baking powder. Also added crushed pineapple and used the juice to make up some of the liquid. Decreased sugar to 1 cup: half brown and half white (Whey-Low). Used 2 cups grated carrots. What a great recipe. Cooking all the fruit and veggies for a few minutes has to be the secret to the moistness. I let it cool thoroughly before baking. Baked in an 11x7 baking dish to make a single layer to cut into squares for lunch boxes. My family was in heaven. I bet it will be better in a couple of days--if it lasts that long. thank you so much Judy in WA

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judy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kent, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2007

Best ever except I left out the raisins.

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recipe sleuth

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2007

One of my coworkers is vegan, so I substituted all-purpose flour for whole spelt flour and butter for 2 tsp of oil. Besides, I substituted water for juice and apple sauce (I added ~0.5 cup more liquid because of whole spelt). I forgot to cook carrots, but nonetheless the cake turned out to be delicious, guilty free cake!People said it was the best cake ever and they did not believe it was vegan!

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smirnoff

Reviewed: May 26, 2007

If you check my profile out you'll realise I'm not the best cook so when absolutely everyone loved it inluding my parents, friends at school and me! I love the spice mix. I'm subsituting it again in a cookie mixture. Also I grated the carrot very very fine so the cake was extremely moist. I'm always rough with proportions so I was very happy with the end result even though I didn't follow it exact.

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Sarena

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2007

It didn't take nearly as long to bake as the recipe said, but it was still really good. I frosted it with cream cheese frosting, and covered the sides in slivered almonds. It looked like a baby carrot cake loaf, it was cute.

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